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Maisons-Laffitte (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ lafit] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the northern Île-de-France region of France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of northwestern Paris, 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from its centre.
- Château de Maisons. François Mansart’s majestic Château de Maisons is a milestone in French cultural history as one of the first Baroque palaces in the country.
- Parc de Maisons-Laffitte. It wasn’t just the château that was spectacular, as the park’s design was also overseen by René de Longueil. In its day this park had stables to rival Versailles and Chantilly, but when Jacques Laffitte acquired the estate he divided up the 300-hectare grounds and sold plots off to for stately housing estates.
- Forêt de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Maisons-Lafitte is on the eastern reaches of this enormous 3,500-hectare forest. The deep oak and beech and woodland here was once a royal hunting ground: Kings from Henry II in the 16th century to Charles X in the 1800s would ride these trails for sport.
- Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte. It’s only natural that a town accustomed to nobility and equestrianism should have a racing track. But the Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte from 1878 is out of the ordinary; it’s a 4.68-kilometre course on the flat, longer than any in France.
Maisons-Laffitte est une commune du département des Yvelines, dans la région Île-de-France, en France, située à 7 km environ au nord-est de Saint-Germain-en-Laye et à 18 km environ au nord-ouest de Paris.
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Maisons-Laffitte is an affluent suburb northwest of Paris. It is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte and its gardens which were turned into a residential Garden City (the Parc de Maisons-Laffitte) during the 19th century.
Mar 3, 2022 · Maisons-Laffitte is worth a visit for its chateau and park. To the North-West of Paris, Maisons-Laffitte in the Yvelines département is located between the royal forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and the River Seine.
