Porchefontaine

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Porchefontaine is a neighborhood in the south-east of Versailles, in Yvelines department of France.

It was a working class residential area. Since the 1970s, the working class has been replaced by white-collar workers.

It features a tiny downtown, two schools, a sports complex, and a green space that is surrounded by the Versailles, Satory, and Meudon woods.

48°47′43″N2°09′21″E / 48.79528°N 2.15583°E / 48.79528; 2.15583


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