| Commune status | Commune |
|---|---|
| Adjustable map | Houilles_map.png |
| Coordinates | 48.9261°N 2.1892°E |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Houilles |
| Insee | 78311 |
| Postal code | 78800 |
| Mayor | Julien Chambon[1] |
| Term | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine |
| Elevation min m | 27 |
| Elevation max m | 57 |
| Area km 2 | 4.43 |
Houilles (uj) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 14.2 km (8.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
History
The Hôtel de Ville is a former private house which was acquired and converted by the town council in 1905.[2]
Until 2000, the command post of the French Navy's Ballistic Missile Submarine Force was based at Houilles.
Victor Schœlcher, a French abolitionist writer in the 19th century and the main spokesman for a group from Paris who worked for the abolition of slavery died in Houilles on 25 December 1893. A nursery school, a street and a statue carry his name. The house in which he died in 1893 is at 26 Avenue Schœlcher. The commune of Houilles acquired the house in 2011.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,651 | — |
| 1800 | 1,290 | −21.9% |
| 1806 | 1,144 | −11.3% |
| 1821 | 1,227 | +7.3% |
| 1831 | 1,265 | +3.1% |
| 1836 | 1,191 | −5.8% |
| 1841 | 1,156 | −2.9% |
| 1846 | 1,230 | +6.4% |
| 1851 | 1,185 | −3.7% |
| 1856 | 1,203 | +1.5% |
| 1861 | 1,275 | +6.0% |
| 1866 | 1,433 | +12.4% |
| 1872 | 1,256 | −12.4% |
| 1876 | 1,407 | +12.0% |
| 1881 | 1,737 | +23.5% |
| 1886 | 1,961 | +12.9% |
| 1891 | 2,331 | +18.9% |
| 1896 | 2,780 | +19.3% |
| 1901 | 3,824 | +37.6% |
| 1906 | 4,946 | +29.3% |
| 1911 | 7,092 | +43.4% |
| 1921 | 10,274 | +44.9% |
| 1926 | 15,153 | +47.5% |
| 1931 | 19,078 | +25.9% |
| 1936 | 19,799 | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 20,610 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 22,974 | +11.5% |
| 1962 | 26,370 | +14.8% |
| 1968 | 29,338 | +11.3% |
| 1975 | 30,345 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 29,537 | −2.7% |
| 1990 | 29,650 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 29,634 | −0.1% |
| 2007 | 30,973 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 32,399 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 32,151 | −0.8% |
| 2023 | 33,983 | +5.7% |
EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2023)[4]
Transport
Houilles is served by Houilles–Carrières-sur-Seine station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Education
Houilles has fifteen preschool and elementary schools and three junior high schools.[5]
Junior high schools:
- Collège Alphonse-de-Lamartine
- Collège Guy-de-Maupassant
- Collège Sainte-Thérèse
Nearby senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[5]
- Lycée Les-Pierres-Vives (Carrières-sur-Seine)
- Lycée Jules-Verne (Sartrouville)
- Lycée Évariste-Galois (Sartrouville)
International relations
- Celorico de Basto, Portugal
- Chesham, England, United Kingdom
- Friedrichsdorf, Germany
- Schœlcher, Martinique, France
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Une visite-conférence à Houilles et son histoire par Marianne". Jean-Pierre Kosinski. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ "Liste des établissements scolaires." Houilles. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Comité de Jumelage de Houilles" (in French). jumelage-houilles.com. Comité de Jumelage de Houilles. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
External links
- Official website (in French)