Maurepas, Yvelines
Maurepas | |
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Coordinates: 48°46′N 1°57′E / 48.76°N 1.95°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
Canton | Maurepas |
Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Grégory Garestier[1] |
Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 18,611 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78383 /78310 |
Elevation | 87–178 m (285–584 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Maurepas (French pronunciation: center.
History
Most ancient buildings are the ruins of the donjon, built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1425.
There is also near St Sauveur's church, dating from the 15th century.
In 768, the French king
. The castle and village were given to the family of Malrepast, a vassal of the Lords of Chevreuse, which gave its name to the village.In 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the English conquered the village and destroyed the keep.
After the war, the domain of Maurepas returned to the family of Chevreuse, but the castle remained a ruin.
Phélypeaux family, was Count of Maurepas. He was living in the next city of Jouars-Pontchartrain in the Château de Pontchartrain
.
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Entrance of church Saint-Sauveur.
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The ruins of the donjon.
People
who lived in Maurepas
- Erich von Stroheim - (1885 - 1957), Austrian-American actor, film director, producer born in Vienna, Austria, died at his home in Maurepas from cancer.
Transportation
Maurepas is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Maurepas is
Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighboring commune of La Verrière
, 0.7 km (0.43 mi) from the town center of Maurepas.
Demography
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[4] |
Education
Junior high schools:[5]
- Collège Alexandre Dumas
- Collège Louis Pergaud
- Collège de la Mare aux Saules in nearby Coignières
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges:[5]
- Lycée des 7 Mares
- Lycée Dumont d'Urville
Twin towns
It is twinned with
Haifa district, Israel
.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Maurepas, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b "Annuaire des écoles publiques." Maurepas. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maurepas (Yvelines).
- Official website (in French)