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Commune in Île-de-France, France
Poigny-la-Forêt
Commune
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Location of Poigny-la-Forêt
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Coordinates: 48°40′43″N 1°45′16″E / 48.6786°N 1.7544°E / 48.6786; 1.7544
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonRambouillet
IntercommunalityCA Rambouillet Territoires
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Convert
Area23.27 km (8.98 sq mi)
Population900
 • Density39/km (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code78497 /78125
Elevation132–179 m (433–587 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Poigny-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [pwaɲi la fɔʁɛ] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

History

The name of the town comes from the Celtic word Pugneis meaning "clearing in the woods."

In the twelfth century, the Order of Grandmont (Haute-Vienne) founded the priory of Notre-Dame-des-Moulineaux. In 1317, following the reorganization of the Order, it became part of Ouye (see Dourdan). In 1576, the family of Angennes Poigny who ruled, built a castle. From 1643 the site has been in disrepair. Today, you can still see the choir of the church and the remains of the wall along the D107 near the rocks Angennes.

Demographics

In 2017, Poigny-la-Forêt had 931 inhabitants, down from 1,014 in 2007.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Yvelines department


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