Maurepas () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.
History The most ancient building is the ruined Donjon de Maurepas, built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1425. St Sauveur's church dates from the 15th century.
In 768, the French king Pepin the Short offered the village of Maurepas (formerly spelled Malrepast) and its wooden keep to the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Facing the Normans' invasions, they left the domain to the Lords of Chevreuse. The castle and village were given to the family of Malrepast, a vassal of the Lords of Chevreuse, which gave its name to the village.
In 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the English conquered the village and destroyed the keep. After the war, the domain of Maurepas returned to the family of Chevreuse, but the castle remained a ruin.
Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux from the Phélypeaux family, was Count of Maurepas. He was living in the next city of Jouars-Pontchartrain in the Château de Pontchartrain.
Transportation Maurepas is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Maurepas is La Verrière station on the Transilien Line U and Transilien Line N suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighboring commune of La Verrière, from the town center of Maurepas.
Demography
Education Junior high schools:"Annuaire des écoles publiques." Maurepas. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. Collège Alexandre Dumas Collège Louis Pergaud Collège de la Mare aux Saules in nearby Coignières
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée des 7 Mares Lycée Dumont d'Urville
Notable residents
Erich von Stroheim - (1885–1957), Austrian-American actor, film director, producer born in Vienna, Austria, died at his home in Maurepas.
Twin towns It is twinned with Waterlooville in Hampshire, and Tirat Carmel in Haifa district, Israel.
See also Communes of the Yvelines department
References
External links
Official website