Bullion (Yvelines)
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet | |
| Canton | Rambouillet | |
| Community association | Rambouillet Territoires | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 37 ′ N , 2 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 93-178 m | |
| surface | 20.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,914 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 92 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78830 | |
| INSEE code | 78120 | |
| Website | http://www.bullion.fr/ | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) by Bullion |
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Bullion is a French commune with 1,914 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Rambouillet and the canton of Rambouillet (until 2015: canton of Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines ). The inhabitants are called Bullionais .
geography
Bullion is located about 36 kilometers southwest of Paris and 13 kilometers east-southeast of Rambouillet in the forest of Rambouillet . The municipality is part of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park . Bullion is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cernay-la-Ville in the north and northwest, Choisel in the north, Pecquese in the northeast, Bonnelles in the east, Rochefort-en-Yvelines in the south, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines in the southwest, Clairefontaine-en- Yvelines to the west and La Celles-les-Bordes to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 643 | 738 | 1,303 | 1,293 | 1,703 | 1,799 | 1,944 | 1,950 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bullion (Yvelines)
- Saint-Vincent church, originally built in the 10th century, rebuilt in the 16th century, monument historique
- Sainte-Anne chapel in the hamlet of Moutiers
- Ronqueux Castle
- Wash houses
Saint Vincent Church
Chapel of Sainte-Anne
Ronqueux Castle
Wash house in the locality of Longchêne
Personalities
- Claude de Bullion (1569–1640), Minister of Louis XIII, Lord of Bullion
- Roger Stanier (1916-1982), microbiologist
- Robert Paragot (* 1927), alpinist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 771-774.
