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Saint-Cyr-l'École
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Saint-Cyr-l'École is located in France
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Location in France
Saint-Cyr-l'École is located in Île-de-France (region)
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Location in Île-de-France (region)
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Saint-Cyr-l'École
Intercommunality CA Versailles Grand Parc
Area
1
5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)
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Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78545 /78210
Elevation 99–174 m (325–571 ft)
(avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.4 km (13.3 mi) from the center of Paris.

It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM), which was relocated to Coëtquidan in 1945. The old buildings of the ESM are now used by the lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (military high school of Saint-Cyr).

Inhabitants are called Saint-Cyriens.

Geography

Saint-Cyr lies in the arrondissement of Versailles, west of the Park of Versailles. It is named after St. Cyricus.

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