commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.department in the
Île-de-France
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region
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in north-central
France
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. It is located in the south-western suburbs of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
Aubergenville
Aubergenville () is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located between Mantes-la-Jolie and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the valley of the Seine. This city is located near the Côteau de Montgardé on the road to ...
.
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'', 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 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
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
References
* Monique Bardy. La grande histoire des Yvelines, éditions Édijac, Pontoise 1989,
Communes of Yvelines
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