Dampierre-en-Yvelines

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Dampierre-en-Yvelines

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Chateau of Dampierre-en-Yvelines

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Coordinates: 48°42′17″N 1°59′06″E﻿ / ﻿48.7047°N 01.985°E﻿ / 48.7047; 01.985
Country| France
Region| Île-de-France
Department| Yvelines
Arrondissement| Rambouillet
Canton| Maurepas
Government

• Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Palmer[1]

Area

| 11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[2]

| 1,003
• Density| 90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code|

78193 /78720

Elevation| 85–178 m (279–584 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dampierre-en-Yvelines (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃pjɛʁ ɑ̃.n‿ivlin]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It was created in 1974 by the merger of two former communes: Dampierre and Maincourt-sur-Yvette.[3]

## The Castle of Dampierre-en-Yvelines

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One of the main features of the commune is the prominently featured castle, or chateau, of Dampierre-en-Yvelines. Hired by the Luynes family, the architect Jules Hardouin-Mansart built Dampierre while he was working on the Palace of Versailles for the King Louis XIV.[4]

### 15th and 16th century

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Residence of the cardinal Charles de Lorraine, archbishop of Reims, and Duke of Chevreuse, the 15th-century castle was considered by its owner as too austere. It was decided to completely rebuild the castle, making it bigger and embellishing it in the taste of the 16th century.

In his book  ‘The Most Excellent Buildings of France‘, Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau illustrates and documents this building.[4]

### 18th century

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During the 18th century, the outside appearance of the castle did not change much. However, many ameliorations were made in the different rooms, where intricate woodwork replaced the worn out ornaments of the 17th century.

In 1758, an imposing entrance gate was installed in front of the castle.[4]

### 19th century

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Honoré Théodoric d'Albert de Luynes, the eighth Duke of Luynes, undertook deep restorations in order to showcase his scientific collection.

He hired Felix Duban to remodel the castle in the taste of the day while still maintaining the century-long history of the building.

This created a mix of different styles brought by all the greatest artists of the time.[4]

## People

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* Honoré d'Albert, Dukes of Luynes (1868–1924)
* Éric Judor, humorist
* Ian Delépine, humorist
* Joseph Marie (1821–1884), landscape gardener, born in Maincourt, drew the Parks d'Allier à Vichy. The Treyve are descended from him.

## See also

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* Communes of the Yvelines department
* Château de Dampierre

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0153, 30 June 1974, p. 6900.
4. ^ a b c d "The castle of Dampierre-en-Yvelines". Domaine de Dampierre-en-Yvelines. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

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Communes of the Yvelines department

* Ablis
* Achères
* Adainville
* Aigremont
* Allainville
* Les Alluets-le-Roi
* Andelu
* Andrésy
* Arnouville-lès-Mantes
* Aubergenville
* Auffargis
* Auffreville-Brasseuil
* Aulnay-sur-Mauldre
* Auteuil
* Autouillet
* Bailly
* Bazainville
* Bazemont
* Bazoches-sur-Guyonne
* Béhoust
* Bennecourt
* Beynes
* Blaru
* Boinville-en-Mantois
* Boinville-le-Gaillard
* Boinvilliers
* Bois-d'Arcy
* Boissets
* La Boissière-École
* Boissy-Mauvoisin
* Boissy-sans-Avoir
* Bonnelles
* Bonnières-sur-Seine
* Bouafle
* Bougival
* Bourdonné
* Breuil-Bois-Robert
* Bréval
* Les Bréviaires
* Brueil-en-Vexin
* Buc
* Buchelay
* Bullion
* Carrières-sous-Poissy
* Carrières-sur-Seine
* La Celle-les-Bordes
* La Celle-Saint-Cloud
* Cernay-la-Ville
* Chambourcy
* Chanteloup-les-Vignes
* Chapet
* Châteaufort
* Chatou
* Chaufour-lès-Bonnières
* Chavenay
* Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt
* Chevreuse
* Choisel
* Civry-la-Forêt
* Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines
* Les Clayes-sous-Bois
* Coignières
* Condé-sur-Vesgre
* Conflans-Sainte-Honorine
* Courgent
* Cravent
* Crespières
* Croissy-sur-Seine
* Dammartin-en-Serve
* Dampierre-en-Yvelines
* Dannemarie
* Davron
* Drocourt
* Ecquevilly
* Élancourt
* Émancé
* Épône
* Les Essarts-le-Roi
* L'Étang-la-Ville
* Évecquemont
* La Falaise
* Favrieux
* Feucherolles
* Flacourt
* Flexanville
* Flins-Neuve-Église
* Flins-sur-Seine
* Follainville-Dennemont
* Fontenay-le-Fleury
* Fontenay-Mauvoisin
* Fontenay-Saint-Père
* Freneuse
* Gaillon-sur-Montcient
* Galluis
* Gambais
* Gambaiseuil
* Garancières
* Gargenville
* Gazeran
* Gommecourt
* Goupillières
* Goussonville
* Grandchamp
* Gressey
* Grosrouvre
* Guernes
* Guerville
* Guitrancourt
* Guyancourt
* Hardricourt
* Hargeville
* La Hauteville
* Herbeville
* Hermeray
* Houdan
* Houilles
* Issou
* Jambville
* Jouars-Pontchartrain
* Jouy-en-Josas
* Jouy-Mauvoisin
* Jumeauville
* Juziers
* Lainville-en-Vexin
* Lévis-Saint-Nom
* Limay
* Limetz-Villez
* Les Loges-en-Josas
* Lommoye
* Longnes
* Longvilliers
* Louveciennes
* Magnanville
* Magny-les-Hameaux
* Maisons-Laffitte
* Mantes-la-Joliesubpr
* Mantes-la-Ville
* Marcq
* Mareil-le-Guyon
* Mareil-Marly
* Mareil-sur-Mauldre
* Marly-le-Roi
* Maule
* Maulette
* Maurecourt
* Maurepas
* Médan
* Ménerville
* Méré
* Méricourt
* Le Mesnil-le-Roi
* Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis
* Les Mesnuls
* Meulan-en-Yvelines
* Mézières-sur-Seine
* Mézy-sur-Seine
* Millemont
* Milon-la-Chapelle
* Mittainville
* Moisson
* Mondreville
* Montainville
* Montalet-le-Bois
* Montchauvet
* Montesson
* Montfort-l'Amaury
* Montigny-le-Bretonneux
* Morainvilliers
* Mousseaux-sur-Seine
* Mulcent
* Les Mureaux
* Neauphle-le-Château
* Neauphle-le-Vieux
* Neauphlette
* Nézel
* Noisy-le-Roi
* Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer
* Oinville-sur-Montcient
* Orcemont
* Orgerus
* Orgeval
* Orphin
* Orsonville
* Orvilliers
* Osmoy
* Paray-Douaville
* Le Pecq
* Perdreauville
* Le Perray-en-Yvelines
* Plaisir
* Poigny-la-Forêt
* Poissy
* Ponthévrard
* Porcheville
* Le Port-Marly
* Prunay-en-Yvelines
* Prunay-le-Temple
* La Queue-les-Yvelines
* Raizeux
* Rambouilletsubpr
* Rennemoulin
* Richebourg
* Rochefort-en-Yvelines
* Rolleboise
* Rosay
* Rosny-sur-Seine
* Sailly
* Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
* Saint-Cyr-l'École
* Sainte-Mesme
* Saint-Forget
* Saint-Germain-de-la-Grange
* Saint-Germain-en-Layesubpr
* Saint-Hilarion
* Saint-Illiers-la-Ville
* Saint-Illiers-le-Bois
* Saint-Lambert
* Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines
* Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt
* Saint-Martin-des-Champs
* Saint-Martin-la-Garenne
* Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche
* Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
* Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré
* Sartrouville
* Saulx-Marchais
* Senlisse
* Septeuil
* Soindres
* Sonchamp
* Tacoignières
* Le Tartre-Gaudran
* Le Tertre-Saint-Denis
* Tessancourt-sur-Aubette
* Thiverval-Grignon
* Thoiry
* Tilly
* Toussus-le-Noble
* Trappes
* Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre
* Triel-sur-Seine
* Vaux-sur-Seine
* Vélizy-Villacoublay
* Verneuil-sur-Seine
* Vernouillet
* La Verrière
* Versaillespref
* Vert
* Le Vésinet
* Vicq
* Vieille-Église-en-Yvelines
* La Villeneuve-en-Chevrie
* Villennes-sur-Seine
* Villepreux
* Villette
* Villiers-le-Mahieu
* Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
* Viroflay
* Voisins-le-Bretonneux

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