Montfort-l'Amaury
Montfort-l'Amaury is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located north of Rambouillet. The name comes from Amaury I de Montfort, the first count of Montfort.Geography
Montfort-l'Amaury lies north of the Rambouillet Forest. It is located at the foot of low hills, at about 130 m above sea level.History
built a castle in 996 in the hills of Montfort. Montfort-l'Amaury was the stronghold of the Montfort family from the start of the 11th 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. It returned to the crown of France when Brittany became a part of France under Francis I. The castle was destroyed by the English during the Hundred Years' War.Sites of interest
- Ruins of the castle
- Maison de Maurice Ravel, which is now a museum . Maurice Ravel lived here from 1921 until his death.
- Château de Groussay, built in the 19th century
People
- Jean Anouilh, dramatist
- Colette Darfeuil, actress
- Henri George Doll, scientist
- Jean Monnet, architect of European Unity
- Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
- Maurice Ravel, composer
- Charles Aznavour, singer
- Ambroise Roux, CEO of Compagnie générale d'électricité from 1970 to 1981, lived and died in Montfort-l'Amaury.
Twin towns
- Nickenich, Germany
