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Chevreuse
Chateau of the Madeleine 
ChevreuseLocation within Île-de-France region
ChevreuseAdministration Country France Region Île-de-France Department Yvelines Arrondissement Rambouillet Canton Chevreuse]] Intercommunality Région de Chevreuse Mayor Claude Genot
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 72–174 m (236–571 ft)
(avg. 85 m/279 ft)Land area1 13.42 km2 (5.18 sq mi) Population2 5,809 (2006) - Density 433 /km2 (1,120 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 78160/ 78460 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 48°42′30″N 2°02′21″E / 48.7083333333°N 2.03916666667°E
Chevreuse is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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History
Chevreuse was founded in the 10th century, and celebrated its first millennium of existence in 1980. The evidence of such history can best be seen by the presence of a castle dating back to the same time (Château de la Madeleine).
Geography
Chevreuse is located south of Paris, in the middle of a regional national park (Parc Naturel Régional de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse).
Transportation
Chevreuse is serviced by the Paris Metro system (RER B line) at the Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse station in the neighboring commune by the same name.
See also
- Vallée de Chevreuse
- Duke of Chevreuse
- Château de la Madeleine
- Port-Royal
- Communes of the Yvelines department
References
External links
- Further information on Chevreuse can be found at : www.chevreuse.fr
- Further details about the regional park can be found at : www.parc-naturel-chevreuse.fr
Categories:- Communes of Yvelines
- Yvelines geography stubs
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