Montfort-l'Amaury
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet | |
| Canton | Aubergenville | |
| Community association | Cœur d'Yvelines | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ' N , 1 ° 49' E | |
| height | 98-183 m | |
| surface | 5.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,940 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 515 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78490 | |
| INSEE code | 78420 | |
| Website | www.ville-montfort-l-amaury.fr | |
Montfort l'Amaury is a French commune with 2,940 inhabitants (at 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 Aubergenville .
geography
The municipality extends north of the Rambouillet forest and is part of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park . The city lies on a mountain spur 183 meters high. It borders on Grosrouvre , Les Mesnuls and Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines in the south, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne in the east and Méré in the north.
history
The castle above the city dates back to 996 and goes back to King Robert II . It was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years War . The dominion of Montfort was raised to a county in favor of Simon IV. De Montfort .
Montfort-l'Amaury was owned by the Montfort family from the beginning of the 11th century. Amaury I had the city wall built, remains of which can still be seen today.
The county of Montfort-l'Amaury was united with the Duchy of Brittany when the heiress of Montfort married Duke Arthur II in 1364. With Brittany, the county came to the French crown in 1532 under Francis I.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montfort-l'Amaury
- Remains of the city wall from the 11th and 12th centuries
- Castle ruins of Montfort from the 12th century with the "Tower of Anne de Bretagne "
- Maurice Ravel's house, who lived here from 1920, is now a museum
- Church Saint-Pierre in the 11th and 16th centuries, with stained-glass windows from the 16th century
- Groussay Castle from the 19th century
- Maurice Ravel Museum
Personalities
- Simon de Monfort (* 1160; † 1218) Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury
- Mathieu de Montmorency-Laval (* 1766; † 1826) MP and minister
- Victor Hugo (* 1802; † 1885) writer
- Georges Bizet (* 1838; † 1875) composer
- Léon Durocher (* 1862; † 1918) chansonnier, writer and composer
- Maurice Ravel (* 1875 - † 1937) composer
- Marcel Herrand (* 1897; † 1953) actor
- Robert Merle (* 1908; † 2004) writer
- Jean Anouilh (* 1910; † 1987) playwright, screenwriter and film director
- Georges Marchal (* 1920; † 1997) actor
- Charles Aznavour (* 1924; † 2018) composer, singer and actor
- Dany Robin (1927 - 1995) actress
- Jean-Pierre Rassam (1941 - 1985) film producer
- Johnny Hallyday (1943–2017) singer, songwriter and actor
- Philippe Starck (* 1949) designer
- Thierry Gilardi (* 1958; † 2008) TV journalist and sports commentator
- Florent Pagny (* 1961) singer and actor
Community partnerships
- Nickenich (Germany)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 595-600.
