Poigny-la-Forêt

Poigny-la-Forêt
Commune
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Coordinates: 48°40′43″N 1°45′16″E / 48.6786°N 1.7544°E / 48.6786; 1.7544Coordinates: 48°40′43″N 1°45′16″E / 48.6786°N 1.7544°E / 48.6786; 1.7544
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Rambouillet
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Convert
Area 1	23.27 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	919
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78497 /78125
Elevation	132–179 m (433–587 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poigny-la-Forêt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

History[]

The name of the town comes from the Celtic word Pugneis meaning "clearing in the woods."

In the twelfth century, the Order of Grandmont (Haute-Vienne) founded the priory of Notre-Dame-des-Moulineaux. In 1317, following the reorganization of the Order, it became part of Ouye (see Dourdan). In 1576, the family of Angennes Poigny who ruled, built a castle. From 1643 the site has been in disrepair. Today, you can still see the choir of the church and the remains of the wall along the D107 near the rocks Angennes.

Demographics[]

In 2017, Poigny-la-Forêt had 931 inhabitants, down from 1,014 in 2007.^[2]

See also[]

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References[]

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