Colline de la Revanche, Élancourt

Name: Colline de la Revanche
Address: Élancourt, France

#5 among attractions in Élancourt

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The hill of Elancourt, or colline de la Revanche, is located in Elancourt in the French department of Yvelines. Rising to 231 meters above sea level, it is the highest point of the entire Ile-de-France region.

The Eiffel Tower, the Montparnasse Tower, the Defense, the pond of Saint-Quentin and the forest of Meudon are visible from the top of the hill. It is entirely artificial, made of waste and embankments. It is now a park dedicated to walking, leisure and extreme sports, its slopes being used for the practice of many sports. The site has been selected to host the mountain bike events during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Coordinates: 48°47'18"N, 1°58'6"E

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Élancourt France

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Colline de la Revanche – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: France Miniature, Vélodrome National, Étang de Saint-Quentin, Château de Pontchartrain.

0.9 miS
Theme park with models of landmarks
France Miniature, Élancourt
23 min walk • France Miniature is a miniature park tourist attraction in Élancourt, France featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.
3 miE
Sport complex, Sport venue, Sport
Vélodrome National, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
78 min walk • The Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France. It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2016 UEC European Track Championships. It will host the cycling venue in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Étang de Saint-Quentin, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
55 min walk • The Étang de Saint-Quentin, or pond of Trappes, with a surface of approximately 2.5 km², is the largest body of fresh water in Yvelines. It on in the perimeter of the new town of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines, in the commune of Trappes and Montigny-le-Bretonneux. The lake an important base of outdoor recreation.
3.4 miW
Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Château de Pontchartrain, Jouars-Pontchartrain
87 min walk • The Château de Pontchartrain is mainly in the municipality of Jouars-Pontchartrain within Yvelines, in the west of the Île de France region of France. The west end of its domain beyond its ornamental lake named the Étang du Château de Pontchartrain extends into the commune to the west, Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre.
2.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Donjon de Maurepas
62 min walk • The Donjon de Maurepas is a ruined medieval castle in the town of Maurepas, in the French département of Yvelines.
2.9 miE
Forts and castles
Fort de Saint-Cyr, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
74 min walk • The Fort de Saint-Cyr, located in the commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux, is one of the forts built at the end of the 19th century to defend Paris. After the first world war the fort was used as an army weather station and arms depot.
3.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort de Bois-d'Arcy, Bois-d'Arcy
83 min walk • The Fort de Bois-d'Arcy, also called the Batterie de Bois-d'Arcy, is one of the forts constructed at the end of the 19th century to defend Paris. It is located in the commune of Bois d'Arcy in the Yvelines département of France. The fort is located in the southern part of the town to the south of Route nationale 12.
2.1 miSW
Area
Maurepas, Élancourt
54 min walk • Maurepas is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 31.2 km from the center.
1.6 miSE
Area
Trappes, Montigny-le-Bretonneux
42 min walk • Trappes is a commune in the Yvelines department, region of Île-de-France, north-central France. It is a banlieue located in the western suburbs of Paris, 26.7 km from the center of Paris, in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
2.4 miS
Area
La Verrière, Élancourt
61 min walk • La Verrière is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
1.7 miSW
Library
Lycée les Sept Mares, Élancourt
45 min walk • Lycée les Sept Mares is a senior high school/sixth form college in Maurepas, Yvelines, France, in the Paris metropolitan area.