Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines

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Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
Coat of arms of Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (France)
Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Rambouillet
Canton Rambouillet
Community association Rambouillet Territoires
Coordinates 48 ° 34 ′  N , 1 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′  N , 1 ° 56 ′  E
height 103-164 m
surface 12.55 km 2
Residents 6,001 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 478 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 78730
INSEE code 78537
Website Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines

Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines is a French municipality with 6001 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France about 14 kilometers southeast of Rambouillet and 65 kilometers from Paris . It is located on the Rémarde River . It belongs to the arrondissement of Rambouillet .

history

The name of the parish comes from St. Arnoul . He was Bishop of Tours in the 6th century.

A document from the 17th century shows the place under the rule of the de Rohan-Rochefort family until the French Revolution .

Population development

1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2015
1.006 1.008 1,160 1,384 1,584 3,016 4,442 5,811 5,671 5,699 6,086

Town twinning

Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines has the following city partnerships:

Attractions

Saint-Nicolas church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines

  • Parish church of Saint-Nicolas , originally from the 12th century, was enlarged and partially renewed in the 16th century
  • Château de l'Aleu, 19th century
  • Le Moulin de Villeneuve (12th century) was the residence of Louis Argon and Elsa Triolet
  • Le Moulin Neuf (12th century) houses a museum of folk art and traditions

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 793-804.

Web links

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