Name
The name Le Puiset comes from Latin language, Latin '':wikt:puteus#Latin, puteus'', pit or cistern, whence French language, French '':wikt:puits#French, puits'', well. It takes its name from a local spring. In medieval sources, its name is given as ''Puteolum, Puteacum, Pusiacum, Puisiacum'' or ''Pusatum'' in Latin and as ''Puisat'' or ''Puysiax'' (among others) in French. Its inhabitants were called ''Puteacenses''.History
In the Middle Ages it was the site of a lordship within the Count of Blois, County of Blois and Chartres. The lords descended from the counts of Breteuil, Eure, Breteuil, and often also held the position of viscount of Chartres. They participated in the Norman Conquest and the crusades of the 12th century, and were cousins of the dynasty of the kingdom of Jerusalem, Kings of Jerusalem.Population
See also
*Communes of the Eure-et-Loir departmentReferences