Chatou of the Maison Fournaise, a meeting place for Impressionist painters in the past. It was a place where Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc.), most notably the "Déjeuner des canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party)" in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. On August 25, 1944, in Chatou, the nazis shot 27 people, civilians and members of the French Resistance. This event is today known as the "Massacre des 27 Martyrs". Chatou is served by Chatou – Croissy station on Paris RER line A. The community
Eton Boating Song 'With your bodies between your knees.' The song appears in the 1951 comedy film "The Lavender Hill Mob", sung by the schoolgirls during the school scene. The song features in the 1953 comedy film "The Titfield Thunderbolt" and the 1959 adventure film "North West Frontier". The "Eton Boating Song" features in the 1960s television series "The Prisoner", in the episodes "The Girl Who Was Death" and "Once Upon a Time". In the Thunderbirds episode "The Cham-Cham", Parker briefly sings part of the song as he prepares to go boating before being called out on a mission by Lady Penelope. It