Villiers-le-Mahieu

Villiers-le-Mahieu is a common French, located in the department of the Yvelines and the area Île-de-France.

Its inhabitants is called the Mahieutins .

The name of “Mahieu” derives from the proper name “Mathieu”. __TOC

Geography

The communal territory, without very marked relief is light inclined towards the south. It is drained by the Ru of Heudelimay, under affluent of Lieutel.

It is a primarily rural territory (with nearly 90%) devoted mainly to agriculture and partly wooded. Several wood dispersed in the commune recover approximately 25% of the territory. It includes part of the animalist Parc of Thoiry.

The habitat is concentrated in the borough, near to the castle and in the hamlet to Boulaincourt more in the south.

The communes bordering are Thoiry in the North-East, Autouillet in south-east, Garancières in the south, Flexanville in the west and Goupillières in north.

The commune is crossed in the west-east direction, between the borough and the hamlet of Boulaincourt, by the Aqueduc of Avre. The layout of the aqueduct is followed by the Sentier of great excursion GR. 11.

History

First Mahieutins were men of the Neolithic as testify some the various cut and polished flints found on the territory to the commune.

The first writings mentioning the existence of the village date from the year 768. From this time, one can follow his evolution through the history of the various families of the lords of the places (families of Maselant, Mesnil-Simon, Bullion, of $the Hague, of Vaultier…).

The files of the various abbeys which had properties with Villiers (the abbeys of Saint-Germain of the Meadows, Saint-Denis or Neauphle-the-Old man) provide also invaluable information.

In 1793, the nomde the commune was Villers Maheu .

Agriculture was the main activity of the village a long time.

The countryside was covered with vines and the vine growers were numerous, as the registers testify some to registry office.

Places and monuments

the church, dedicated to Holy Martin, date of the 12th century.

One can still see there pieces of stained glasses of the time, various tables and a statue out of wooden of his patron saint. It shelters the tomb stone of Antoine of Mesnil-Simon, deceased in 1584. A first bell was baptized in 1762. The current bell was bénite in 1826.

the castle of Launay, according to the legend, would have been built by the English with the Moyen-âge. Modified with many recoveries, it takes its current aspect in 1642 pennies the crook of Claude de Bullion. Registered with the additional Inventory of the historic buildings since 1964, it was the property of Bernard Buffet before being transformed into an hotel establishment of prestige. It is today a relatively famous hotel 4 stars.

Administration

In 1793, the village belongs to the department of Seine-et-Oise, the district of Montfort-l' Amaury and of the canton of Garancières.
In 1801, the Napoleonean reform places the village in the district of Versailles and the canton of Montfort-l' Amaury.
In 1811, a recutting moves the canton of Montfort-l' Amaury of the district of Versailles towards that of Rambouillet.
In 1964, after the recasting the departments of Ile-de-France, the department becomes that of the Yvelines.

Demography

Economy

Common Agriculture
Tourism
residential

Practical life

The road service road is ensured by the secondary road 45, which connects Orgeval to Richebourg via Thoiry, and by the local roadway system.

In the railway plan, the station nearest is that of Garancières it Queue on the line Transilien Dreux - Paris-Montparnasse which is with approximately five kilometers in the south of the commune.

Personalities related to the commune

Bernard Buffet remained with the castle of Launay of 1971 to 1979

Notes, sources and references

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