Country France Department Yvelines Intercommunality Pays houdanais Area 7.98 km² Arrondissement Mantes-la-Jolie | Region Île-de-France Canton Houdan Population (2006) 292 Local time Friday 11:58 PM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Montchauvet is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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Map of 78790 Montchauvet, France
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.
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.
References
Montchauvet, Yvelines Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA