Villiers-Saint-Frédéric

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Villiers-Saint-Frédéric

(2020–2026) Sylvain Durand^[1]Area

5.06 km² (1.95 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,068 • Density610/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

78683 /78640

Elevation53–171 m (174–561 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

It is known for having one of the largest Renault factories in France, where they produce tools and design new fittings for the vehicles.^[3]^[4]

The commune residents also store many films, warehoused at Rambouillet. In 1990, a fire broke out in the warehouse and many one-of-a-kind reels of film were destroyed.^[5]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	946	—
1975	1,198	+3.43%
1982	1,410	+2.35%
1990	2,306	+6.34%
1999	2,386	+0.38%
2007	2,718	+1.64%
2012	2,730	+0.09%
2017	2,838	+0.78%
Source: INSEE^[6]

"Cour de la Ferme" in the centre of the village

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Major changes at Sandouville to prepare for future Trafic, Renault press release". October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
^ "WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Automobile Seat". US Fed News. October 3, 2008.
^ de Roux, Emmanuel (May 13, 1990). "Race against time to save French film archives". Guardian Weekly. p. 14.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE