Marly-le-Roi

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

(2020–2026) Jean-Yves Perrot^[1]Area6.54 km² (2.53 sq mi)Population16,531 • Density2,500/km² (6,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation48–179 m (157–587 ft)
(avg. 127 m or 417 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marly-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [maʁli lə ʁwa] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the administrative region of Île-de-France, France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Marly-le-Roi was the location of the Château de Marly, the famous leisure residence of the Sun King Louis XIV which was destroyed after the French Revolution. The Marly-le-Roi National Estate and Park now occupies much of the grounds of the former château, including restored waterways and lawns.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Marlychois or less commonly Marlésiens.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	11,925	—
1975	16,103	+4.38%
1982	17,257	+0.99%
1990	16,741	−0.38%
1999	16,759	+0.01%
2007	16,606	−0.11%
2012	16,600	−0.01%
2017	16,192	−0.50%
Source: INSEE[3]

Transport

Marly-le-Roi is served by Marly-le-Roi station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

International relations

Marly-le-Roi is twinned with:^[4]

• Kita, Mali
• Leichlingen, Germany
• Marlow, England, United Kingdom
• Viseu, Portugal

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department
• Château de Marly
• Machine de Marly
• Marly series - Paintings of Marly by Alfred Sisley

References

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