Aubergenville

Aubergenville is a commune with 11,867 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Yvelines department in the Île- de -France, situated on the River Seine, 41 km west of Paris and 13 km east of Mantes- la- Jolie. It is the capital of the canton Aubergenville.

The inhabitants are called Aubergenvillois and Aubergenvilloises.

Geography

Aubergenville extends south of the Seine. The surrounding communities are Flins -sur -Seine on the east, and Épône Nezel in the west and Aulnay -sur- Mauldre and Bazemont in the south. In the north the municipality Juziers is.

The center of Aubergenville is on a slope, it consists of the old village, a subsequent zone d' aménagement concerts - ZAC ( a government-sponsored development zone) and a district from the 1970s to the former castle Acosta with a large stock of public housing.

In the urban area to the His closest train station, various business sectors with the shopping center Family Village, a water park ( The Baths of the Seine and Mauldre, opened in June 2009) and the garden city of Élisabethville.

History

The foundation of the city Aubergenville was in the 11th century. It was at that time a castle in fief of Pierre d' Aubergenville.

There were three castles in the community:

  • Today is still the Montgardé lock obtained, it is located on the hill of Nezel overlooking the river Mauldre.
  • The Château de la Garenne, which lay in the Seine Valley, was destroyed to make way for the construction of the car factory of the company Renault in 1952.
  • The Acosta castle near the village was demolished in 1965 for construction of new residential developments.

1843, the station was built on the Paris -Rouen.

Significant impetus for the development of the city came from the year 1952 after the establishment of a production plant of the company Renault.

Economy

  • Automobile company Renault: in the factory in Flins -sur -Seine district of the vehicle types Twingo I, Clio III are made
  • Family Village
  • Agriculture: Gardening in the valley, large grain-growing regions on the plateau

Traffic

The city is conveniently located on the French National Road Route 13 N and the Normandy motorway A 13, and on the railway line Paris -Rouen and the Seine waterway.

Culture

The city participates in the French horticultural competition Concours des villes et villages fleuris and in 2005 was awarded a prize for the first time.

Structures

  • Church of St. Ouen in the middle of the Old Town, built in the 12th century. The massive square tower was added in the 14th century. The church was in 1766 covered with slate.
  • The Church of St. Teresa of Jesus is Élisabethville, it was built in 1927 by architect Paul Tournon. She is wife of Raincy, one of the first churches in concrete in France modeled after Our Lady. The sculptures on the facade were made ​​of concrete, they are the work of the sculptor Carlo Sarrabezolles. The building is a listed building.
  • Dolmen of La Noue de Bie.
  • Montgardé Castle from the 18th century
  • Evangelical Church in the village of Vaux- les- Huguenots.

Movies

Movies filmed in Aubergenville:

Twinning

Aubergenville maintains partnerships with

  • Dieburg ( Germany ), since 1975,
  • Belchatow (Poland )
  • Horndean (Great Britain)
  • Alcobaça (Portugal )
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie Cantons of France Postal codes in France Mantes-la-Jolie Renault Twingo Renault Clio
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