Country France Department Yvelines Population (2006) 1,461 Area 4.88 km² Arrondissement Versailles, Yvelines | Region Île-de-France Canton Versailles-Sud Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 5:05 PM | |
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Châteaufort ([ʃɑtofɔːʁ]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Versailles, and 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Paris.
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Châteaufort inhabitants are named Castelfortain.
The commune is named after the existence of three fortified castles during the Middle Ages; indeed, château fort means "fortified castle" in French.
On August 19, 1913, ahead of the Châteaufort aerodrome, the French aviator Adolphe Pégoud became the first man to jump from a plane using a parachute. The jump was made from a Blériot plane 200 m above the ground.
References
Châteaufort, Yvelines Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA