Les Mesnuls () is a
commune in the
Yvelines department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Île-de-France region in north-central
France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of
Paris north of
Rambouillet
Rambouillet (, , ) is a subprefecture of the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region of France. It is located beyond the outskirts of Paris, southwest of its centre. In 2018, the commune had a population of 26,933.
Rambouillet lies ...
, in the
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
of
Aubergenville.
History
The place was called ''Ménil'' until the 13th century, before becoming ''Les Mesnils'', then Les Mesnuls. The name derives from Latin ''mansionile'', meaning a small ''
mansio
In the Roman Empire, a ''mansio'' (from the Latin word ''mansus,'' the perfect passive participle of ''manere'' "to remain" or "to stay") was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or ''via'', maintained by the central government for the use ...
'', or dwelling
Interesting Sights
* Église Saint-Éloi, 15th century.
* The Château des Mesnuls: the first elements (entrance gate, moat) were built during the 16th century, and the main body dates from 1731. Protected since 1945, it has been classified as
monument historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...
since 1975.
* Chapelle Notre-Dame du Chêne on the road to Montfort-l'Amaury, built around 1825.
* Communal laundry house in ''rue du Moulin'', 19th century.
See also
*
Communes of the Yvelines department
References
* Monique Bardy. La grande histoire des Yvelines, éditions Édijac, Pontoise 1989,
Communes of Yvelines
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