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Chevreuse () is a commune in the
Chevreuse is located south of
Official websiteParc Naturel Chevreuse
Communes of Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub
French department
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: dﾃｩpartement, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety- ...
of Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the ﾃ四e-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.administrative region
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
of ﾃ四e-de-France
The ﾃ四e-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Rﾃｩgion parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...
, north-central France.
Geography
Chevreuse is located south of Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 kmﾂｲ (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...
, in the middle of a regional natural park, Parc naturel rﾃｩgional de la haute vallﾃｩe de Chevreuse. The river Yvette flows through the area, forming the fertile Vallﾃｩe de Chevreuse
Vallﾃｩe de Chevreuse (Chevreuse Valley) is the valley of the Yvette River in the Yvelines and Essonne departments.
It encompasses the communes around Chevreuse (Saint-Rﾃｩmy-lﾃｨs-Chevreuse, Choisel, Dampierre, etc.) within the Parc naturel rﾃｩg ...
.
History
Chevreuse was founded in the 10th century, and celebrated its first millennium of existence in 1980. Its castle, theChﾃ｢teau de la Madeleine
The Chﾃ｢teau de la Madeleine is a castle located in the town of Chevreuse, in the French '' dﾃｩpartement'' of Yvelines ( ﾃ四e de France). In a good state of preservation, it was built on the top of a hill and dominates the town.
The name comes ...
, dates back to the 11th century.
The writer Patrice Pluyette, winner of the 2008 Prix Amerigo Vespucci, was born in Chevreuse in 1977.
Population
Transportation
Chevreuse is serviced by the Paris Metro system (RER B
RER B is one of the five lines in the Rﾃｩseau Express Rﾃｩgional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its ﾃ四e-de-France suburbs. The RER B line crosses the region from no ...
line) at the Saint-Rﾃｩmy-lﾃｨs-Chevreuse station
Saint-Rﾃｩmy-lﾃｨs-Chevreuse is a railway station in Saint-Rﾃｩmy-lﾃｨs-Chevreuse, Paris, ﾃ四e-de-France, France.
The station
The station opened on 26 August 1867 and is on the Ligne de Sceaux and has been an RER station since 9 December 1977. T ...
in the neighboring commune by the same name, 2 km to the east. The nearest Transilien
Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail network serving ﾃ四e-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of eight lines: H, J, K, L, N, U, P and R, each operated by SNCF, t ...
station is Trappes
Trappes () is a commune in the Yvelines department, region of ﾃ四e-de-France, north-central France. It is a banlieue located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Transport
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, 8 km to the north.
See also
* Duke of Chevreuse *Port-Royal-des-Champs
Port-Royal-des-Champs was an abbey of Cistercian nuns in Magny-les-Hameaux, in the Vallﾃｩe de Chevreuse southwest of Paris that launched a number of culturally important institutions.
History
The abbey was established in 1204, but became fa ...
*Communes of the Yvelines department
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
*Jean Racine
Jean-Baptiste Racine ( , ) (; 22 December 163921 April 1699) was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Moliﾃｨre and Corneille as well as an important literary figure in the Western tradit ...
References
External links
Official website
Communes of Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub