Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet | |
| Canton | Aubergenville | |
| Community association | Cœur d'Yvelines | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 53 ′ E | |
| height | 53-171 m | |
| surface | 5.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,838 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 561 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78640 | |
| INSEE code | 78683 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-villiers-saint-frederic.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Villiers-Saint-Frédéric |
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Villiers-Saint-Frederic is a French commune with 2,838 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 Aubergenville (until 2015: canton of Montfort-l'Amaury ). The inhabitants are called Villiersois .
geography
Villiers-Saint-Frédéric is located about 30 kilometers west of Versailles on the Mauldre River . Villiers-Saint-Frédéric is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Germain-de-la-Grange in the north and northeast, Neauphle-le-Château in the east, Jouars-Pontchartrain in the southeast, Neauphle-le-Vieux in the south and west and Beynes in the Northwest.
The former Route nationale 12 (D912) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 766 | 946 | 1,198 | 1,410 | 2,306 | 2,386 | 2,684 | 2,730 |
Attractions
- Saint-Frédéric church, former Saint-Georges chapel of Villiers Castle, originally built in the 13th century, rebuilt in the 15th century, converted into a church in 1783
- Remains of the Villiers Castle, originally in the style of Louis XIII. built, almost completely removed (the old castle chapel is now the church of Saint-Frédéric), the manor is still there
- Villiers forest, 40 hectares of woodland
economy
In Villiers-Saint-Frédéric, Renault's IDVU (Ingenierie Division Vehicules Utilitaires) commercial vehicle development center is located and one of the largest Renault production facilities for vehicle parts and tools.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 621-622.
