Montfort-l'Amaury

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Montfort-l'Amaury
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Montfort-l'Amaury
Coat of arms
Location of Montfort-l'Amaury
Montfort-l'Amaury is located in France
Montfort-l'Amaury
Montfort-l'Amaury
Coordinates: 48°46′40″N 1°48′36″E / 48.7778°N 1.81°E / 48.7778; 1.81Coordinates: 48°46′40″N 1°48′36″E / 48.7778°N 1.81°E / 48.7778; 1.81
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonAubergenville
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Hervé Planchenault[1]
Area
1
5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
2,938
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78420 /78490
Elevation98–183 m (322–600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montfort-l'Amaury (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃fɔʁ.lamoʁi]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located 20 km (12 mi) north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first seigneur (lord) of Montfort.

Geography[]

Montfort-l'Amaury lies north of the Rambouillet Forest. It is located at the foot of low hills, at about 130 m above sea level.

History[]

King Robert II built a castle in 996 in the hills of Montfort. Montfort-l'Amaury was the stronghold of the Montfort family from the start of the 11th century. Amaury I built the ramparts.

The Comté de Montfort was related to the Duchy of Brittany following the marriage of Yolande de Dreux-Montfort with Arthur of Brittany in 1294. It returned to the crown of France when Brittany became a part of France under Francis I. The castle was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years' War.

Sites of interest[]

The ruins of the donjon, above the house of Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel's house in Montfort-l'Amaury, where the composer lived from 1921 until his death

People[]

  • Jean Anouilh, dramatist
  • Colette Darfeuil, actress
  • Henri George Doll, scientist
  • Jean Monnet, architect of European Unity
  • Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (born in the castle, 1208)
  • Maurice Ravel, composer
  • Charles Aznavour, singer
  • Ambroise Roux (1921-1999), CEO of Compagnie g��nérale d'électricité (later known as Alcatel) from 1970 to 1981, lived and died in Montfort-l'Amaury.[3]
  • Omar Sy, actor

Twin towns[]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Yvelines department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Ambroise Roux". The Independent. 9 April 1999. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

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