Le Plessis-Robinson () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. , it has 28,848 inhabitants.

In 1614 a monastery of the Congregation of the Feuillants was built in the village. In 1682 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Minister of Finances under Louis XIV had a pond dug which fed the fountains of the nearby Château de Sceaux. Pierre de Montesquiou d'Artagnan purchased the Château du Plessis-Robinson in 1699, and expanded the gardens. In 1790, as a result of the French Revolution, Antoine Moullé was elected the first mayor of Le Plessis. The commune was renamed Le Plessis-Liberté. The monastery was nationalised and demolished.

The commune was renamed back to Le Plessis-Piquet in 1801. In 1848, a guinguette (cabaret) was established in the area as a suite of interconnected tree houses. It was named Le grand Robinson after the tree house described in Swiss Family Robinson, a novel itself named after Robinson Crusoe. Several other popular establishments arose in the area and remained popular until the 1960s. In 1909, the commune of Le Plessis-Piquet was officially renamed Le Plessis-Robinson, after Le grand Robinson. In 1854, Louis Hachette bought the Château du Plessis-Robinson and the grounds. He later became the mayor of Le Plessis-Piquet and a city councillor. The village and the Château du Plessis-Robinson were ruined in the Franco-Prussian War, but the château was rebuilt by the Hachette family.

Population

New Urbanism

thumb|left|New Urbanism in Le Plessis-Robinson

In 2023 Le Plessis-Robinson is considered as the most significant project of New Urbanism in France. Philippe Pemezec, mayor between 1989 and 2018, started a project to reshape the city, in collaboration with the architects Marc & Nada Breitman, winners of the 2018 Driehaus Prize and part of the New Classical movement. Philippe Pemezec

Transport

Le Plessis-Robinson is not served by the Paris Métro, RER, or the suburban rail network. The closest station to Le Plessis-Robinson is Robinson station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of Sceaux, from the town centre of Le Plessis-Robinson.

Education

Primary schools include two groups of nurseries and preschools, five standalone nurseries/preschools (maternelles), four standalone elementaries, and Ecole Raymond Aumont.

Secondary schools:

  • Two junior high schools: Collège Claude Nicolas Ledoux and Collège Romain Rolland
  • One senior high school: Lycée Montesquieu

Sites of interest

  • Château park

Twin towns

Le Plessis-Robinson is twinned with the following towns:

  • Woking, United Kingdom
  • Arabkir, Yerevan, Armenia