Boissets
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie | |
| Canton | Bonnières-sur-Seine | |
| Community association | Pays Houdanais | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 52 ' N , 1 ° 35' E | |
| height | 105-151 m | |
| surface | 3.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 266 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 68 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78910 | |
| INSEE code | 78076 | |
| Website | http://www.communes.com/ile-de-france/yvelines/boissets_78910/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Boissets |
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Boissets is a French commune in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . In 2015 the municipality was assigned to the canton of Bonnières-sur-Seine . The village is located around 20 kilometers southeast of Mantes-la-Jolie and has 266 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Boissets lies in the natural landscape of Mantois on the western edge of the Yvelines department and thus on the border with the Eure-et-Loir department . 90% of the municipal area is agricultural, 10% is forested. The village is connected to Route départementale 115, which connects Longnes with Dannemarie .
The Vaucouleurs rises in the village, behind the Saint-Hilaire church . It flows off to the north and flows into the Seine after around 20 kilometers in Mantes-la-Ville .
history
Boissets was occupied and sacked in 1590 by Charles II. De Lorraine-Guise , head of the Catholic League , who was preparing there for the Battle of Ivry .
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 |
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| Residents | 151 | 146 | 172 | 156 | 156 | 179 | 239 | 238 | 209 | 259 | 271 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Hilaire from the 15th century (restored in 1979 and 1999), in 1950 as historique monument classified
- Oratory of Saint Odo , second abbot of Cluny at the source of the Vaucouleurs; the prayer house was a popular place of pilgrimage until the Second World War (St. Odo is invoked in prayer for rain and against drought)
- 19th century lavoir
- Jardin des senteurs , a herb garden next to the source of the Vaucouleurs, is maintained by the community and the residents of Boissets can help themselves here
- Parc du Douaire
The headwaters of the Vaucouleurs were designed attractively by landscape gardeners. Opposite the oratory, which marks one side, a small weir was built. This created a pond in front of the prayer house that dampens the roar and sprouts water plants. Two small bridges span the spring arms. Forsythias , willows and poplars adorn the complex and provide shade. A handicraft tile picture, designed by the local ceramic association, shows the course of the Vaucouleurs to the mouth and also the churches of all the villages in their valley.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 295-297.
