Coordinates: 48°42′30″N 2°02′21″E / 48.7083°N 2.0392°E / 48.7083; 2.0392

Chevreuse

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Chevreuse
Château de la Madeleine
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CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonMaurepas
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Anne Hery-Le Pallec[1]
Area
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13.42 km2 (5.18 sq mi)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78160 /78460
Elevation72–174 m (236–571 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chevreuse (French pronunciation: [ʃəvʁøz] Audio file "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jules78120-Chevreuse.wav" not found) is a commune in the French department of Yvelines, administrative region of Île-de-France, north-central France.

Geography

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File:Yvette a Chevreuse P1060242.JPG
The Yvette river at Chevreuse

Chevreuse is located south of Paris, in the middle of a regional natural park, Parc naturel régional de la haute vallée de Chevreuse. The river Yvette flows through the area, forming the fertile Vallée de Chevreuse.

History

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Chevreuse was founded in the 10th century, and celebrated its first millennium of existence in 1980.[citation needed] Its castle, the Château de la Madeleine, dates back to the 11th century.[2]

The writer Patrice Pluyette, winner of the 2008 Prix Amerigo Vespucci, was born in Chevreuse in 1977.[citation needed]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,409—    
1975 4,186+2.98%
1982 4,811+2.01%
1990 5,027+0.55%
1999 5,364+0.72%
2007 5,686+0.73%
2012 5,789+0.36%
2017 5,678−0.39%
Source: INSEE[3]

Transportation

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Chevreuse is serviced by the Paris suburban rail (RER B line) at the Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse station in the neighboring commune by the same name, 2 km to the east. The nearest Transilien station is Trappes, 8 km to the north.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Château fort Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Chevreuse ou de la Madeleine, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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