Maurepas, Yvelines

For other places with the same name, see Maurepas (disambiguation).

Maurepas
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Maurepas
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Mayor	Georges Mougeot (2014)
Statistics
Elevation	87–178 m (285–584 ft)
Land area1	8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi)
Population2	19,009  (2006)
- Density	2,285 /km2 (5,920 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	78383/ 78310
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°46′N 1°57′E / 48.76°N 1.95°E / 48.76; 1.95

Maurepas 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 31.2 km (19.4 mi) from the center.

demography

Date of Population
(Source: INSEE and Cassini)

1793 1800 1806 1820 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 247 282 255 - 272 306 306 288 311 283

1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 263 262 264 242 222 232 227 242 242

1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 226 252 273 284 300 286 253 325 304

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2004 2007 - 352 1 791 13 577 18 764 19 718 19 586 - 18 789 - For the census of 1962 to 1999 the official population corresponds with the population without duplicates according to the INSEE.

Twin towns

It is twinned with Waterlooville in Hampshire, UK.

History

Most ancient buildings are the ruins of the donjon, built in 1000s and destroyed in 1425. There is also near St Sauveur's church, dating of the XVth century.

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, 0.7 km (0.43 mi) from the town center of Maurepas.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)