Chambourcy
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Canton | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Community association | Saint-Germain Boucles de Seine | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 2' E | |
| height | 64-176 m | |
| surface | 7.87 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,634 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 716 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78240 | |
| INSEE code | 78133 | |
| Website | www.chambourcy.fr | |
 Chambourcy Town Hall |
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Chambourcy is a French commune in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . The municipality has 5634 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and extends over 7.87 square kilometers. Chambourcy belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and the Canton of Saint-Germain-en-Laye . The inhabitants are called Camboriciens .
geography
Chambourcy is located in the metropolitan area about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Paris . Neighboring municipalities are Poissy in the north, Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the east, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche in the south, Feucherolles in the southwest and Aigremont in the west.
The A14 autoroute runs through the municipality .
history
In 1224, Joyenval Abbey was founded by Barthélemy de Roye (destroyed in the 18th century).
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2068 | 2515 | 4763 | 5052 | 5163 | 5077 | 5812 | 5634 |
Partner communities
Partnerships exist with the district of Elbingerode (Harz) in the German municipality of Oberharz am Brocken in Saxony-Anhalt and the British municipality of Lutterworth in Leicestershire (England).
Attractions
- Sainte-Clotilde Church, Romanesque religious building from the 12th century
- Joyenval Abbey , ruin, Monument historique since 1989
- Désert de Retz , park or garden from 1789 with the Colonne
- Maison d ' André Derain , built in the 18th century, monument historique since 1986
Personalities
- Alfred Grimaud, Comte d'Orsay (1801–1852), caricaturist, died in Chambourcy
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 838-844.
