Hardricourt
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie | |
| Canton | Les Mureaux | |
| Community association | Grand Paris Seine et Oise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 1 ' N , 1 ° 54' E | |
| height | 18-118 m | |
| surface | 3.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,289 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 698 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78250 | |
| INSEE code | 78299 | |
| Website | http://www.hardricourt.fr/ | |
 Hardricourt Town Hall |
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Hardricourt is a French commune with 2,289 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie and the canton of Les Mureaux (until 2015: canton of Meulan-en-Yvelines ). The inhabitants are called Hardricourtois .
Hardricourt Castle was owned from 1970 to 2011 by Jean-Bédel Bokassa , who was dictator from 1966 and from 1977 until his overthrow in 1979 the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Central African Republic . He lived in the castle from 1983 to 1986 during his exile.
geography
The municipality is located on the Seine , into which the Aubette flows here, and about 36 kilometers northeast of Paris . Hardricourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gaillon-sur-Montcient in the north, Meulan-en-Yvelines in the east and south with the Île Belle , Mézy-sur-Seine in the west and south-west and Seraincourt in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,402 | 1,431 | 1,636 | 1,568 | 1,989 | 1.918 | 1.926 | 2,070 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Hardricourt
- Church Saint-Germain-de-Paris , built in the 12th century
- Hardricourt Castle from the 19th century with park
- Tourelles Castle (today's town hall)
Personalities
- Armand-Jérôme Bignon (1711–1772), lawyer and royal librarian
- Marc Menant (* 1949), writer, journalist and racing car driver
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 501-502.
