Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet | |
| Canton | Maurepas | |
| Community association | Haute Vallée de Chevreuse | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ' N , 2 ° 4' E | |
| height | 66-169 m | |
| surface | 9.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,862 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 815 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78470 | |
| INSEE code | 78575 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-st-remy-chevreuse.fr/ | |
 Saint-Rémi-de-Reims church |
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Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is a French municipality with 7862 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 Maurepas . The inhabitants are called Saint-Rémois .
geography
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is located in the valley of the Yvette , into which the small river Rhodon flows here. The municipality is part of the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park .
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is surrounded by the neighboring communities Magny-les-Hameaux and Châteaufort in the north, Villers-le-Bâcle in the northeast, Gif-sur-Yvette in the east, Gometz-la-Ville in the southeast, Les Molières in the south , Boullay-les-Troux in the south-west, Chevreuse in the west and Milon-la-Chapelle in the north-west.
The districts of Magny-les-Hameaux are: Rhodon, Beauséjour, Beauplan and Guiéterie.
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is on the Via Turonensis of the Camino de Santiago .
history
The place was named after the bishop Remigius of Reims .
From the 17th century, Saint-Rémy was raised to rule. The Château de Coubertin was built in 1696. The station opened in 1867.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 3,082 | 3,488 | 4,807 | 5,221 | 5,589 | 7,651 | 7,858 | 7,826 | |
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Attractions
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- Saint-Remi-de-Reims church from the 12th century
- Château de Coubertin, built for Jean-Pierre de Coubertin, later also Pierre Coubertin's residence, today a museum with changing sculpture exhibitions
- Château de Vaugien, built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, monument historique
- Maison de Marta Pan , built in 1960 by her husband, the architect André Wogenscky , taking into account the proportions of Le Corbusier .
Personalities
- Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937), historian and educator, founder of the modern Olympic Games
- André Wogenscky (1916–2004), architect
- Raymond Devos (1922-2006), comedian
- Marta Pan (1923–2008), sculptor
- Colette Renard (1924-2010), chanson singer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 194-198.
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