Saint-Forget

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Saint-Forget

Total population

443

Elevation77 m

Land area6 km²

Coordinates48.71°, 1.99°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saint-Forget is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commune consists of three hamlets: Le Mesnil-Sevin, Haute-Beauce, and The Sablons. This small town is 30 kilometers from Paris. It is nestled in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Upper Chevreuse Valley. As of 2019, there are 241 dwellings in the commune, of which 202 primary residences.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Jean Leguay

second in command in the French National Police during the Nazi Occupation of France, indicted for Crimes Against Humanity (1909-1989)

Louis II of Lorraine, Cardinal of Guise

Catholic cardinal (1555-1588)

Robert Benoist

French racing driver (1895–1944)

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Maurice Benoist

racing driver

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Jacques Caroli

French gastroenterologist (1902–1979)

Marius Royet

Footballer (1880-1918)

Fernand Mithouard

French bicycle racer

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François Augustin Andry

French soldier

Fred

French singer

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Henri de Wendel

Honoré d'Albert de Luynes

French diplomat (1868–1924)

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Joseph Marie

French landscape architect

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Louis Clément

French military personnel

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Marcel Benoist

French politician (1895-1983)

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Robert Paragot

French explorer (1927–2019)

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Simon Simon

French composer (1734-1811)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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