Orvilliers

Orvilliers is a common Frenchwoman located in the department of the Yvelines and in the area Île-de-France.

The name of “Orvilliers” is form starting from a proper name Ursus and Latin villa , firm. __TOC

Geography

The commune of Orvilliers is located at 60 km in the west of Paris, and at 16 km in the south of Mantes-the-Pretty, in the plate of Mantois, to 130 m of altitude approximately. It is served by the secondary road 983 which connects Mantes-the-Pretty to Houdan.

The commune is bordering on Mulcent in north, of Prunay-the-Temple in the east, Richebourg in the south and Civry-the-Forest in the west.

History

This territory had in the history of many owners: until XVe century, they are the families of Orvilliers, Richebourg and Tranchelion. Of 1562 until the beginning of the XVIIIe century, it is possession of the Vialard family. During the XVIIIe century, the owners will follow one another: it will be initially the count of Have then the king Louis XV in 1773, the duke of Penthièvre in 1775, the family Gautier de Chailly in 1776 and the family of Oil cake in 1785. As from 1840, it becomes possession of the abbey of Orgerus.

Administration

After having formed part, in 1790, canton of Septeuil, the commune is attached to the canton of Houdan since 1802.

the White House: old coffee acquired in 1934 by one of his/her uncles, it was the residence of the president Georges Pompidou.
Laundrette of the XIXe century, U-shaped reversed, located street of the Old Laundrette

Practical life

Personalities related to the commune

Georges Pompidou, President of the French Republic, had a residence in the village and is buried in the communal cemetery, just as his wife Claude Pompidou.

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