La Falaise

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La Falaise
Coat of arms of La Falaise
La Falaise (France)
La Falaise
region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton Limay
Community association Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Coordinates 48 ° 57 ′  N , 1 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 57 ′  N , 1 ° 50 ′  E
height 17-134 m
surface 3.00 km 2
Residents 586 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 195 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 78410
INSEE code

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La Falaise is a French municipality with 586 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie and the canton of Limay . The inhabitants are called Falaisiens .

Neighboring municipalities of La Falaise are Épône in the west and north, Nézel in the east and Aulnay-sur-Mauldre and Maule in the south.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2016
Residents 326 430 429 465 532 607 618 581

Attractions

  • La Nativité de la Vierge Church (built in 1601 by Philippe de Marle, Seigneur da La Falaise)
  • La Falaise Castle, seat of the Lords of Falaise since 1513, rebuilt in 1858

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 249-250.

Web links

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