Carrières-sous-Poissy

Carrières-sous-Poissy
The old town hall The old town hall
Coat of arms of Carrières-sous-Poissy Coat of arms
Carrières-sous-Poissy
Location within Île-de-France region Carrières-sous-Poissy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Poissy-Nord
Intercommunality	Deux rives de la Seine
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Christophe Delrieu
Area1	7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	14,943
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	78123 / 78955
Elevation	17–44 m (56–144 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Carrières-sous-Poissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The town sits on the bank of the Seine River, directly opposite the commune of Poissy. Notable landmarks in Carrières-sous-Poissy include the Château Champfleury, the Château Vanderbilt and St. Joseph's Church.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	371	—
1800	378	+1.9%
1806	451	+19.3%
1821	440	−2.4%
1831	497	+13.0%
1836	497	+0.0%
1841	503	+1.2%
1846	558	+10.9%
1851	500	−10.4%
1856	490	−2.0%
1861	530	+8.2%
1866	565	+6.6%
1872	612	+8.3%
1876	612	+0.0%
1881	724	+18.3%
1886	810	+11.9%
1891	783	−3.3%
1896	823	+5.1%
1901	973	+18.2%
1906	1,130	+16.1%
1911	1,296	+14.7%
1921	1,392	+7.4%
1926	1,696	+21.8%
1931	2,129	+25.5%
1936	2,136	+0.3%
1946	2,119	−0.8%
1954	2,444	+15.3%
1962	4,222	+72.7%
1968	6,054	+43.4%
1975	10,324	+70.5%
1982	10,244	−0.8%
1990	11,353	+10.8%
1999	13,472	+18.7%
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE