Mantes-la-Ville

Mantes-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [mɑ̃t la vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

[3] Mantes-la-Ville is the headquarters of two world-renowned makers of wind instruments: Henri Selmer and Buffet Crampon.

Eduard Beaugnier et Cie, another saxophone manufacturer, was also based in Mantes until the company closed down in the early 1970s.

[6] Another high-quality saxophone manufacturer based in Mantes was Dolnet, whose factory closed down in the late 1970s.

The Mantes-la-Ville Orchestral Ensemble is led by Jean-Luc Fillon There are 15 communal primary schools.