Maurecourt
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Canton | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | |
| Community association | Cergy-Pontoise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 19-167 m | |
| surface | 3.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,358 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,194 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78780 | |
| INSEE code | 78382 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-maurecourt.fr/ | |
 Maurecourt Town Hall |
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Maurecourt is a French municipality with 4358 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and the canton of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine . Its inhabitants are called Maurecourtois .
geography
Maurecourt is located on the western bank of the River Oise about 32 kilometers northwest of Paris . To the west is the Forêt de l'Hautil. Maurecourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Jouy-le-Moutier in the north and north-west, Neuville-sur-Oise in the north and north-east, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in the east, Andrésy in the south and Triel-sur-Seine in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,729 | 2,380 | 2,870 | 2,730 | 3,359 | 3,493 | 4,057 | 4,328 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church, built at the beginning of the 17th century, paintings from the 16th century (registered as Monument historique )
- Maurecourt Castle from the 18th century
- Memorial to the dead in the cemetery
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the British parish of Brundall in the county of Norfolk (England) since 1981 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 50-51.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Maurecourt in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture