Buchelay

Buchelay
region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton	Mantes-la-Jolie
Community association	Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Coordinates	48 ° 59 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 59 ′  N , 1 ° 40 ′  E
height	26–128 m
surface	4.94 km 2
Residents	3,133 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	634 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	78200
INSEE code	78118
Website	http://www.buchelay.fr/
Buchelay Town Hall

Buchelay is a French commune in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . The municipality has 3133 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is located in the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie and in the canton of Mantes-la-Jolie (until 2015: canton of Mantes-la-Ville ). The inhabitants are called Buchelois .

geography

Buchelay is located about 50 kilometers west-northwest of Paris . Buchelay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mantes-la-Jolie in the north and northeast, Mantes-la-Ville in the east, Magnanville in the southeast, Fontenay-Mauvoisin in the south, Jouy-Mauvoisin in the southwest and Rosny-sur-Seine in the northwest.

The Autoroute A13 leads through Buchelay (junction Mantes-Ouest / Mantes-Sud).

Population development

year	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	478	524	586	715	1,090	1,064	1,043	2,066	2,203	2,256	2619

Attractions

Saint-Sébastien church

• Saint-Sébastien church, built in the 15th century, restored in 1846

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 419-421.

Web links

Commons : Buchelay  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Monuments historiques (objects) in Buchelay in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture