Hurepoix
Hurepoix is an area of the Île-de-France, to the southwest of Paris, situated between the departments of Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine and Essonne. It was an old province of the French Kingdom and the main city was Dourdan.Geography
This area is one of the biggest of the Île-de-France.
Limits :
Main cities
- Dourdan
- Limours
- Orsay
- Massy
- Montlhéry
- Palaiseau
Main rivers
Main forest
- Dourdan
- Verrières-le-Buisson
Main Castles
This area is not far from Versailles, and the castle of Louis XIV. In this period, Princes and Dukes built castles not far, in Hurepoix.
- Chamarande
- Breteuil
- Courson
- Dampierre
- Dourdan
- Sceaux
- Saint Jean de Beauregard
Economy
The economy of the west part of the area consists of farming, as in the past. The economy of the eastern part is more industrial.