Maule

Geography

The commune of Maule extends in the valley from the Mauldre where is the old borough, to 42 m from altitude, and on both sides in limit of the plates muddy of the Mantois and the Plaine of Versailles. It is to 30 km in the west of Versailles and 18 km in the south-east of Mantes-the-Pretty.

The urbanization extended in the content from the valley towards the north and the south, and especially on the slopes of the slopes in the east where an important suburban zone in Cauchoiserie was built. Called thus because of culture at this place, of apples cauchoises to the Middle Ages, with which have manufactured Norman Cidre. There remain today only some apple trees in the local gardens.

At the west and the south, the plate preserved its agricultural vocation, with three large isolated farms.

The principal road service road is the secondary road 191 which crosses the commune according to a North-South axis, the northern direction leading to Épône, old the Trunk road 13 and to the Autoroute of Normandy, the southern direction leading to Beynes then with the Trunk road 12 and, beyond, towards Rambouillet.

The commune is served by the station on the Mantes-the-Pretty railway line of Paris-Montparnasse to via Pleasure-Oil cake and Épône-Wall.

The communes bordering are Aulnay-on-Mauldre in north, Bazemont in the North-East, Herbeville in the east, Mareil-on-Mauldre in south-east, Montainville in the south, Andelu in south-west, Jumeauville in the west, Épône in the North-West and the Cliff with the north-north-west.

Transport

See Station of Maule

Etymology

According to an assumption formulated by Jacques Treton, Maule, in the past Mantula or Mautula in IXe century, then Maulia in XIIIe century, would derive from a Gallic term, mantalo , meaning “way”. He thus proposes like origin for Mauldre, Mantalo-macaw , that is to say the “river of the way” what would correspond to the position of the town of Maule to the crossing of an ancient way and a river.

History

Old territory of the Carnutes to the Gallo-Roman time.
Baronnie of the family the Rich person with Xe century.
1076 construction of the Priory by the monks Benedictine S of Saint-Évroult.
In XIIe century, the old castle and the walls are dismantled on order of Louis VI the Large.
1357 : the city is ransacked by Charles II of Navarre known as the Bad .
1528 : an edict of confirms the behavior of a market with Maule.
1564 : the markets are built. They will be destroyed in 1835.
1594 : Beginning of the construction of the castle by Nicolas Harlay de Sancy, baron de Maule.
Marquisat in 1667 which becomes the property of the superintendent of finances of Henri IV in XVIe century.
Chief town of canton after the revolution.
1874 : creation of a factory of canes (closed definitively in 1936).
1883 : first line of Tram of Épône with Mareil-on-Mauldre via Maule.
1900 : construction of the Station. Model-type of the stations of the time, its frontage practically did not change.
1944 : the city is released by the soldiers of the Leclerc general.
1959 - 1960: discovered of 225 tombs of Ier century of our era.

Demography

Culture

Inheritance

Listed monuments historic building (M.H.)

Church Saint Nicolas's Day de Maule: located at the center of the old borough, its construction goes back to XIe and XIIe centuries. The Bell-tower - turn of style Rebirth, located in frontage 36 height m was built in 1547. Strongly restored at the XIXe century, classified in 1883.
La Romance Crypte of XIe century is one of largest of Île-de-France.
Castle of Agnou (known as also of Hagnon or Balagny ): wing of the commun runs of the castle projected by Nicolas Harlay de Sancy, baron de Maule in XVIe century and transformed into castle, it comprises a imposing Colombier of 3200 niches which could accommodate more than 6000 Pigeons; today, there does not remain any more but some Chouettes and a family of falcons kestrels; private joint ownership.

Monuments registered with the additional inventory of the historic buildings (I.S.M.H.)

Notre-Dame Priory: building of XVe century and low room of XIIIe century (registered with the additional Inventory of the historic buildings).
Vault Saint-Jacob of XIIIe century, it contains a restored fresco.

Other monuments:

Town hall: built in 1865.
Castle of Rolanderie of the end of the XVIIIe century, private joint ownership.
Castle of Buat: XVIIe century, today private college Buat .
Laundrette of Beulle of the XIXe century, supplied with the brook of Beulle.
Bunker of Bread-Lost, the Second world war.
House with turret of XVIe century.
Door of the Middle Ages in the street of the Press.
Saint-Léonard Vault of Coudray of XIIe and XIIIe centuries.
Mill of the Roadway, XVIe century, old dependence of the castle of Agnou.
Small pigeon out of brick and wood currently property of the chocolate sellers Colas.
Cemetery mérovingien with the locality Mousset .
Trace of Neolithic vestiges.
Trace of Roman way.
the Markets of Maule, now disappeared, were spread out over the place of the market.

Cultural centres

Cultural center of the Priory: created in 1997 in the buildings of the old priory, it includes/understands the museum Victor Aubert, the public library, the rooms of temporary exhibitions and the fine arts; it is located 24 rue Quincampoix.
Complex cultural the 2 Scenes : it includes/understands the village hall and the cinema of the same name created in 2001; it is located place of the festivals Henri Dunant.
Museum Victor Aubert: founded Museum municipal in 1938, it presents collections of Paléontologie, Préhistoire popular and arts and traditions.
Two stages, the Saint-Vincent stage and the stage of Radet shelter sports events and sports associations of handball, basketball, football, tennis, of badminton, shooting to the arc, judo, karate, aikido, table tennis, Rugby, etc

Film turnings

Maule was used as decoration with many turnings of films and telefilms among which:

1954 : Piédalu appointed of Jean Loubignac.
1977 : the Seventh Company with the moonlight of Robert Lamoureux.
1979 : Listening to see Hugo Santiago.
1989 :

Radio operator Corbel of Yves Boisset.
Storms of summer - season 1 of Jean Sagols.
Storms of summer, opinion of storm - season 2 of Jean Sagols.

1997 :

Miracle in Eldorado of Philippe Niang.
the Sisters Sun of Jeannot Szwarc.

Twinning

Personalities related to the commune

Vital Ordéric, historian of the Middle Ages, resided at the priory of Maule.
Louis De Funès, actor and actor French, had in Maule a country house.

Parks and green areas

Park Bernard Fourmond: it has a Skatepark recently and shelters the matches of local Rugby like certain sports activities of the close stage.
Public garden Gaston Ramon, on the edges of Mauldre
Park of the castle of Agnou, forest park which skirts Mauldre

Education

Primary school education:

public Nursery school Charcot
public Nursery school Rene Coty
public Elementary school Jean-Baptiste Charcot
public Elementary school Rene Coty

Secondary education:

College of Mauldre: created in 1974, it accommodates nearly 700 pupils coming from the communes from Maule, Herbeville, Mareil-on-Mauldre, Montainville, Andelu, Jumeauville, Nézel, Aulnay-on-Mauldre, Bazemont, the Alluets-the-King.
College of private education " Buat"

Economy

Agriculture (cereal field crop, market gardening, horticulture)
Craft industry
Trade (70 tradesmen)

Moyenne industry (rubber, batteries, precision mechanics)

the Groupe Dion, which amalgamated in 2000 with Rubimeca and Gourdon Mecavi, is a company of precision mechanics specialized in the aeronautics and the clock industry of luxury. The factory of Maule manufactures parts for Airbus.

the chocolate factory Colas, installed today with the boulevard Paul Barred.

Zones of activities

Several zones of activities or zones artisanal are present on the territory of Maule:

in north, close to the Road of Mantes: logistics, automobie body.
the Z.A. of the Station: screen print, data-processing.
the Z.A. of the Cracks, located road of Andelu: panification, marble-mason's yard.

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