Montchauvet, Yvelines

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

Montchauvet
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montchauvet
Montchauvet
Montchauvet
Coordinates: 48°53′32″N 1°37′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementMantes-la-Jolie
CantonBonnières-sur-Seine
IntercommunalityPays houdanais
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Jean-Jacques Le Quéré
Area
1
7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
285
  Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78417 /78790
Elevation62–131 m (203–430 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

River

A small river named Ru d'Ouville traverses Montchauvet, passing through four other communes to a total length of 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi). The Ru d'Ouville is a tributary of the Vaucouleurs which in turn empties into the Seine.[2]

History

A British bomber was shot down in the area of Montchauvet on June 8, 1944. The six men of its crew rest in the local graveyard.

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