Hurepoix
Hurepoix is an area of the Île-de-France, to the southwest of Paris, situated between the departments of Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine and Essonne. It was an old province of the French Kingdom and the main city was Dourdan.
Geography
This area is one of the biggest of the Île-de-France.Limits :
- North : Paris
- West : Rambouillet and forest
- East : Seine, Brie province, Fontainebleau and forest
- South : Beauce province
Main rivers
Main forest
Main Castles
This area is not far from Versailles, and the castle of Louis [XIV of France|Louis XIV]. In this period, Princes and Dukes built castles not far, in Hurepoix.
- Chamarande
- Breteuil
- Courson
- Dampierre
- Dourdan
- Sceaux
- Saint Jean de Beauregard