Orphin

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Orphin
Orphin coat of arms
Orphin (France)
Orphin
region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Rambouillet
Canton Rambouillet
Community association Rambouillet Territoires
Coordinates 48 ° 35 '  N , 1 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 35 '  N , 1 ° 47'  E
height 132-166 m
surface 16.5 km 2
Residents 898 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 54 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 78125
INSEE code
Website http://www.orphin.fr/

Orphin Town Hall (Mairie)

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Orphin is a French municipality with 898 inhabitants (as of 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 Rambouillet . The inhabitants are called Orphinois .

geography

Orphin is located about 51 kilometers west-southwest of Paris and about seven kilometers south-southwest of Rambouillet . Orphin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gazeran in the north, Orcemont in the north and east, Prunay-en-Yvelines in the south and south-east, Saint-Symphorien-le-Château in the south, Écrosnes in the west and south-west and Émancé in the west and north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 355 365 502 660 820 928 924 899
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Sainte-Monégonde church

Community partnerships

A partnership has existed with the Swiss municipality of Charmey in the canton of Friborg since 1999.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 729-732.

Web links

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