Hurepoix

Hurepoix (French pronunciation: [yʁpwa]) 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.

Location of Hurepoix in France

Geography

This area is one of the biggest of the Île-de-France.

Limits :

• North : Paris
• West : Rambouillet and forest
• East : Seine, Brie province, Fontainebleau and forest
• South : Beauce province

Main cities

• Dourdan
• Limours
• Orsay
• Massy
• Montlhéry
• Palaiseau

Main rivers

• Yvette
• Bièvre
• Essonne
• Orge

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.

48.55°N 2.02°E / 48.55; 2.02