Hardricourt

Hardricourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Hardricourt
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Hardricourt
Hardricourt
Hardricourt
Coordinates: 49°00′32″N 1°53′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementMantes-la-Jolie
CantonLes Mureaux
IntercommunalityCU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
  Mayor (20012008) André Cassagne
Area
1
3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,289
  Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78299 /78250
Elevation18–118 m (59–387 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The castle of Hardricourt was between 1970 and 2011 the property of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, from 1966 dictator and between 1977 and 1979 self-appointed emperor of the Central African Republic. He was overthrown in 1977 and, after a period in the Ivory Coast, lived in the castle in exile from c. 1983 to 1986.[2]

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