Maisons-Laffitte

Maisons-Laffitte
Commune
Château de Maisons-Laffitte
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Maisons-Laffitte
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Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 2°08′44″E / 48.9469°N 2.1456°E / 48.9469; 2.1456
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Sartrouville
Intercommunality	CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Myard (LR)[1]
Area 1	6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	23,080
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78358 /78600
Elevation	22–57 m (72–187 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte, built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century, and its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. Église Saint-Nicolas was built between 1867 and 1872.