Maurepas, Yvelines

Maurepas is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 31.2 km (19.4 mi) from the center.

Maurepas
Commune
The church of Saint-Sauveur, in Maurepas
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Maurepas
Maurepas
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Maurepas
Maurepas (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°46′N 1°57′E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonMaurepas
IntercommunalitySaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor (2014) Grégory Garestier
Area
1
8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
18,281
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78383 /78310
Elevation87–178 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.

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 Pepin the Short offered the village of Maurepas (formerly spelled Malrepast) and its wooden keep to the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Facing the Normans' invasions, they left the domain to the Lords of Chevreuse. 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.

Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux from the Phélypeaux family, was Count of Maurepas. He was living in the next city of Jouars-Pontchartrain in the Château de Pontchartrain.

People

who lived in Maurepas

Transportation

Maurepas is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Maurepas is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and 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
Date of Population
(Source: INSEE and Cassini)
1793180018061820182118311836184118461851
247 282 255 - 272 306 306 288 311 283

185618611866187218761881188618911896
263 262 264 242 222 232 227 242 242

190119061911192119261931193619461954
226 252 273 284 300 286 253 325 304

19621968197519821990199920042007-
352 1 791 13 577 18 764 19 718 19 586 - 18 789 -
For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.

Education

Junior high schools:[2]

  • Collège Alexandre Dumas
  • Collège Louis Pergaud
  • Collège de la Mare aux Saules in nearby Coignières

Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges:[2]

Twin towns

It is twinned with Waterlooville in Hampshire, and Tirat Carmel in Haifa district, Israel.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Annuaire des écoles publiques." Maurepas. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.



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