Maurepas, Yvelines Explained

Maurepas
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Maurepas (Yvelines).svg
Image Size:270
Map Size:270px
Adjustable Map:Maurepas_map.png
Map Caption:Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Arrondissement:Rambouillet
Canton:Maurepas
Insee:78383
Postal Code:78310
Mayor:Grégory Garestier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Coordinates:48.76°N 1.95°W
Elevation Min M:87
Elevation Max M:178
Area Km2:8.32

Maurepas (in French pronounced as /moʁpa/) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 31.2km (19.4miles) from the center.

History

Most ancient buildings are the ruins of the donjon, built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1425.

There is also near St Sauveur's church, dating from the 15th century.

In 768, the French king Pepin the Short offered the village of Maurepas (formerly spelled Malrepast) and its wooden keep to the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Facing the Normans' invasions, they left the domain to the Lords of Chevreuse. The castle and village were given to the family of Malrepast, a vassal of the Lords of Chevreuse, which gave its name to the village.

In 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the English conquered the village and destroyed the keep.

After the war, the domain of Maurepas returned to the family of Chevreuse, but the castle remained a ruin.

Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux from the Phélypeaux family, was Count of Maurepas. He was living in the next city of Jouars-Pontchartrain in the Château de Pontchartrain.

People

who lived in Maurepas

Transportation

Maurepas is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Maurepas is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighboring commune of La Verrière, 0.7km (00.4miles) from the town center of Maurepas.

Education

Junior high schools:[2]

Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges:[2]

Twin towns

It is twinned with Waterlooville in Hampshire, and Tirat Carmel in Haifa district, Israel.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. "Annuaire des écoles publiques." Maurepas. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.