Montfort-l'Amaury

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Coordinates: 48°46′40″N 1°48′36″E / 48.777778, 1.81

Administration
Commune of Montfort-l'Amaury

Location

Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Montfort-l'Amaury (Chief town)
Intercommunality	none as of 2007
Mayor	Hervé Planchenault (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	98 m–183 m
Land area^¹	5.71 km²
Population^² (1999)	3,137
- Density	549.4/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	78420/ 78490
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montfort-l'Amaury is a commune in the Yvelines department in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20 km N of Rambouillet.

The name originates from Amaury I de Montfort, the first dynasty of the Comtes de Montfort.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Sites of interest
4 Famous people who lived or died at Montfort-l'Amaury
5 Twinnings
6 External links

[edit] Geography

The commune has slopes in the north which includes the Rambouillet Forest which covers 220 km². The city is located on a rocky area of 183 m above sea level.

[edit] History

Coat of arms: de gueules au lion à la queue fourchée d'argent, au chef d'hermine

King Robert II built a castle in 996 in the hills of Montfort. The castle was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years' War. Montfort-l'Amaury was the stronghold of the Montfort family from the start of the 9th century. Amaury I built the ramparts.

The Comté de Montfort was related to the Duchy of Brittany following the marriage of Yolande de Dreux-Montfort with Arthur of Brittany in 1294. The crown returned to France when Brittany became a part of France under Francis I.