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Chevreuse
Île-de-Francevillage
Chevreuse
Total population
5,536
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
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Overview
Chevreuse is a commune in the French department of Yvelines, administrative region of Île-de-France, north-central France.
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History
Chevreuse was founded in the 10th century, and celebrated its first millennium of existence in 1980. Its castle, the Château de la Madeleine, dates back to the 11th century. The writer Patrice Pluyette, winner of the 2008 Prix Amerigo Vespucci, was born in Chevreuse in 1977.
Geography
Chevreuse is located south of Paris, in the middle of a regional natural park, Parc naturel régional de la haute vallée de Chevreuse. The river Yvette flows through the area, forming the fertile Vallée de Chevreuse.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 78160
- Department
- 78
- Region
- 11
- Population (Wikidata)
- 5,502
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr