Colline d'Élancourt

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Colline d'Élancourt
Colline de la Revanche
Neighbourhood of Clef de Saint-Pierre and Colline d'Élancourt
Highest point
Elevation	231 m (758 ft)^[1]
Prominence	69 m (226 ft)^[1]
Coordinates	48°47′18″N 1°58′05″E / 48.78833°N 1.96806°E / 48.78833; 1.96806
Geography
Colline d'Élancourt
Country	France
Region	Yvelines

Colline d'Élancourt, previously known Colline de la Revanche, is a hill located in Élancourt in the French department of Yvelines. With a height of 231 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in Yvelines and Île-de-France.

The Eiffel Tower, Montparnasse Tower, La Défense, Étang de Saint-Quentin and Meudon Forest are visible from the top of the hill. Colline d'Élancourt was chosen to host the mountain biking events during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The artificial hill is located at the site of former sandstone quarries that supplied materials for construction. After the quarries closed in the middle of 19th century, the site was used as a landfill until 1975. In the 1980s the hill was transformed into a public park.^[2]

Toponymy

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The name of the place called La Revanche first appeared in 1881.^[3] In 2004, the municipal council of Élancourt in 2004 changed the name of the hill to Colline d'Élancourt.

References

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^ ^a ^b "Colline de la Revanche, France". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
^ "Elancourt Hill". olympics.com.
^ Club de généalogie de Maurepas Élancourt, Racines, No. 55, mai 2010, page 4

v t e Venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics (Paris)
Grand Paris Zone	Arena Paris Nord and Villepinte PMC Range Le Bourget Urban Sports Park Paris Aquatic Centre Paris La Défense Arena Porte de La Chapelle Arena Stade de France Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Paris Centre Zone	Bercy Arena Eiffel Tower Stadium Champ de Mars Grand Palais Éphémère Les Invalides Hôtel de Ville Paris Expo Porte de Versailles Place de la Concorde Pont Alexandre III Stade Roland Garros Court Philippe Chatrier Court Suzanne Lenglen Court Simonne-Mathieu Trocadéro (Pont d'Iéna)
Versailles Zone	Élancourt Hill Le Golf National Palace of Versailles Vélodrome National
Stand-alone venues	National Shooting Centre, Châteauroux National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne Roucas Blanc Olympic Marina, Marseille Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Teahupoʻo, Tahiti
Football stadia	Allianz Riviera, Nice Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Parc des Princes Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon–Décines-Charpieu Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Non-competitive venues	Jardins du Trocadéro Paris Congress Centre Le Bourget Exhibition Centre and Media Village Polygone de Vincennes Seine Tuileries Garden

v t e Olympic venues in cycling
19th century	1896 Marathon (city), Neo Phaliron Velodrome
20th century	1900 Vélodrome de Vincennes 1904 Francis Olympic Field 1908 White City Stadium 1912 Liljeholmen, Mälaren 1920 Antwerp, Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg 1924 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Vélodrome de Vincennes 1928 Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium 1932 Los Angeles Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Vineyard Avenue 1936 Avus Motor Road, BSV 92 Field & Stadium 1948 Herne Hill Velodrome, Windsor Great Park 1952 Käpylä, Maunula, Pakila, Velodrome 1956 Broadmeadows, Velodrome 1960 Olympic Velodrome, Via Cassia, Via Flaminia, Via Cristoforo Colombo, Via di Grottarossa 1964 Hachioji City, Hachioji Velodrome 1968 Agustín Melgar Olympic Velodrome, Satellite Circuit 1972 Bundesautobahn 96, Grünwald, Radstadion 1976 Mount Royal Park, Olympic Velodrome, Quebec Autoroute 40 1980 Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit, Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome, Moscow-Minsk Highway 1984 Artesia Freeway, Olympic Velodrome, Streets of Mission Viejo 1988 Olympic Velodrome, Tongillo Road Course 1992 A-17 highway, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Sant Sadurní Cycling Circuit, Velòdrom d'Horta 1996 Cycling road course, Georgia International Horse Park, Stone Mountain Park Archery Center and Velodrome
21st century	2000 Centennial Parklands, Dunc Gray Velodrome, Western Sydney Parklands 2004 Athens Olympic Velodrome, Kotzia Square, Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue, Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre 2008 Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue, Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan Velodrome, Urban Road Cycling Course 2012 BMX Circuit, Hadleigh Farm, London Velodrome, Hampton Court Palace 2016 Fort Copacabana, Mountain Bike Centre, Olympic BMX Centre, Pontal, Rio Olympic Velodrome 2020 Izu Velodrome, Izu MTB Course, Fuji Speedway, Ariake Urban Sports Park 2024 Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Champs-Élysées, Colline d'Élancourt 2028 VELO Sports Center, Los Angeles Convention Center, Grand Park, Downtown Long Beach, Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park 2032 Sunshine Coast Region, Alexandra Headland, Queensland, Sleeman Centre, Victoria Park