Everything about Chatou totally explained
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Communauté
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Chatou is a
commune in the western suburbs of
Paris,
France. It is located 14.4 km. (8.9 miles) from the
center of Paris.
History
On
May 31,
1875, part of the territory of Chatou was detached and merged with a part of the territory of
Le Pecq and a part of the territory of
Croissy-sur-Seine to create the commune of
Le Vésinet.
It boasts many bourgeois mansions of every kind of architecture and owned by private individuals.
It is also the host of the
Maison Fournaise, 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.
Further Information
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