Andelu

Andelu is a common department of the Yvelines, in the area Île-de-France, in France, located at approximately 15 km in the south-east of Mantes-the-Pretty.

The inhabitants are called Andelusiens.

The name of Andelu would derive from a Gallic term, andel , junction. __TOC

Geography

The commune of Andelu is on the plate of the Mantois. It is bordering on Jumeauville and Maule in north, of Goupillières and Thoiry in the west, of Montainville in the east and Marcq in the south.

The village is crossed by the secondary road 45 which leads to Maule in the North-East and Thoiry in south-west. The secondary road 158 starts in the village and carries out, towards the North-West, with Jumeauville and beyond, with Mantes-the-City.

It is an agricultural soil, without relief and trees, dedicated to the cereal field crop.

History

Of the traces of Gallo-Roman habitat was raised.
the seigneurery of Andelu is yielded to the 13th century with the abbey of Joyenval, then annexed to the royal field in 1560.
the territory of Andelu was detached from Maule to the Révolution.

Places and monuments

Vault of the Nativity: built at the 17th century, it is unused.
modern Church.

Economy

Agriculture (corn, corn, sunflower, pea)
a project of wind installation of S of big size between Hargeville and Andelu, presented in 2005 by the Company of the wind , raised many oppositions and was abandoned.
an road axis passing with 500m of the commune is being studied.

See too

Common of Yvelines

External bonds

Official site of the town hall of Andelu
Andelu on the site of IGN
Andelu on the site of INSEE
Seen air of the commune of Andelu on the site of the files of the Plane Iaurif
of intendance of the parish of Andelu on the site of the files of Yvelines
Andelu on Google Maps: Situation and plan

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