See also: Vaudreuil

Vaudreuil is a common French, located in the department of the the Eure and the area High-Normandy.

Geography

History

The archers of Vaudreuil accompanied Guillaume at the time of the conquest by England and were distinguished with Hastings in 1066.

After the conquest of Normandy, Vaudreuil becomes royal ground where Saint Louis will reside, Philippe Beautiful the, and Jean the Good. In 1657, Claude Girardin, large friendly of Fouquet builds a splendid castle in a formal garden, whose gardens are drawn by Ours. The castle will be destroyed in 1822.

In 1969, the two villages Our-Lady-of-Vaudreuil and Saint-Cyr-of-Vaudreuil amalgamate to become Vaudreuil. The charm of this commune of 3  500 inhabitants (often called the Vaudreuil-Village) is undeniable. Not to confuse with Valley-with-Reuil, its neighbor, the new City.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Personalities related to the commune

  • Antoine Legendre
  • Bernard Leroy, mayor of Vaudreuil, former deputy (1993-1997), UDF candidate for the legislative ones of 2007 in the 4th district

Twinning

See too

  • Common of the Eure

External bonds

  • the official site of Vaudreuil
  • Golf of Vaudreuil
  • Vaudreuil on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Vaudreuil on the site of INSEE
  • Vaudreuil on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Vaudreuil on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Vaudreuil on Mapquest
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