Prunay-en-Yvelines
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet | |
| Canton | Rambouillet | |
| Community association | Rambouillet Territoires | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 1 ° 48' E | |
| height | 127-164 m | |
| surface | 26.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 870 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78660 | |
| INSEE code | 78506 | |
| Website | http://www.prunay-en-yvelines.fr/ | |
 Mairie (Town Hall) of Prunay-en-Yvelines |
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Prunay-en-Yvelines is a French municipality with 870 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 (until 2015: canton of Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines ). The inhabitants are called Prunaysia .
geography
Prunay-en-Yvelines is about 54 kilometers southwest of Paris and about 12 kilometers southwest of Rambouillet . Prunay-en-Yvelines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Orphin in the north and north-west, Orcemont in the north, Sonchamp in the north-east, Ablis in the east, Orsonville in the south and south-east, Auneau in the south-west and Saint-Symphorien-le-Château in the west.
history
In 1979 the commune called Prunay-sous-Ablis was merged with the commune of Craches to form today's commune of Prunay-en-Yvelines .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 470 | 472 | 512 | 623 | 762 | 846 | 814 | 810 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Crèche-et-Saint-Gorgon church
- Gourville Viaduct
- Fortified house in Gourville
- so-called Saracen tower
Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
Notre-Dame-de-la-Crèche-et-Saint-Gorgon church
Ruins of the so-called Saracen Tower (Tour Sarrazine)
Gourville fortified house
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Kreuth in Bavaria since 2005.
Personalities
- Luigi Trussardi (1938-2010), jazz bassist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 786-789.
