Magnanville

History

Until the 20th century, Magnanville had a population of only about 100 people. The village expanded in the twentieth century, with significant house building taking place from the 1970s. Archaeological excavations have found evidence of a small agricultural settlement in the fifth century BCE. In 1750, Charles Savalette, keeper of the Royal Exchequer, employed the architect François Franque to build the chateau de Magnanville on the site of a smaller chateau that had fallen into disrepair. The chateau was demolished in 1803, but one wing was rebuilt four years later by Baron Jacques-Florent Robillard, governor of the Bank of France. The chateau served as a military hospital in World War II, and has since become a care home.

Most-observed species

• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,550
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,467
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,425
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,351
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,336
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,290
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  982
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  847

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2005-06-01
  3 km N of Grandvilliers, France