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Chatou is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (8.9 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

ay 31, 1875, part of the territory of Chatou was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Le Pecq
Le Pecq

Le Pecq is a Communes of France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero....
 and a part of the territory of Croissy-sur-Seine
Croissy-sur-Seine

Croissy-sur-Seine is a small suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. It is a Communes of France of the Yvelines Departments of France, in France....
 to create the commune of Le Vésinet
Le Vésinet

Le V?sinet is a Communes of France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.4 km from the Kilometre Zero.Le V?sinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes....
. It boasts many bourgeois mansions of every kind of architecture and owned by private individuals.

It is also the host of the Maison Fournaise
Maison Fournaise

The Maison Fournaise is a restaurant and museum located on the ?le des Impressionnistes in the Seine in Chatou, west of Paris.In 1857, Alphonse Fournaise bought land in Chatou to open a boat rental, restaurant, and small hotel for the new tourist trade....
, a meeting point for Impressionist painters in the past.






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Chatou is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (8.9 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

History

On May 31, 1875, part of the territory of Chatou was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Le Pecq
Le Pecq

Le Pecq is a Communes of France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero....
 and a part of the territory of Croissy-sur-Seine
Croissy-sur-Seine

Croissy-sur-Seine is a small suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. It is a Communes of France of the Yvelines Departments of France, in France....
 to create the commune of Le Vésinet
Le Vésinet

Le V?sinet is a Communes of France in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.4 km from the Kilometre Zero.Le V?sinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes....
. It boasts many bourgeois mansions of every kind of architecture and owned by private individuals.

It is also the host of the Maison Fournaise
Maison Fournaise

The Maison Fournaise is a restaurant and museum located on the ?le des Impressionnistes in the Seine in Chatou, west of Paris.In 1857, Alphonse Fournaise bought land in Chatou to open a boat rental, restaurant, and small hotel for the new tourist trade....
, a meeting point for Impressionist painters in the past. It was a place where Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc), most notably the Déjeuner des canotiers in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C.

Transport

Chatou is served by Chatou – Croissy station on Paris RER line A
RER A

The 'RER A' is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Saint-Germain-en-Laye , Cergy Le Haut , and Poissy ....
.

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