Orgeval, Yvelines

Orgeval (French pronunciation: ​[ɔʁʒəval]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It shares its name with the small river that runs through it, a tributary of the Seine. Its inhabitants are called the Orgevalais.

Orgeval
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Orgeval
Orgeval Orgeval
Coordinates: 48°55′16″N 1°58′35″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Verneuil-sur-Seine
Intercommunality	CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Charnallet
Area ^1	15.33 km^2 (5.92 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,263
• Density	410/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78466 /78630
Elevation	57–182 m (187–597 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orgeval

Orgeval is served by 3 carriers and 9 lines. The train station of St Quentin en Yvelines is the main station used by RER train lines 1 and 22 to travel to the city of Paris. Bus lines with day and night schedules are Line 20, Line 22, Line 50 terminating at Poissy, and Line 55. The Transdev Ile-de-France LINE 14 is also fully operational since upgrades completed to the Paris metro system.

History

Orgeval's location has been inhabited since the Prehistory, where tools made from flint dating from the Neolithic times were found.

It is said that a water source was used by the Gallo-Romans for its therapeutic virtues. This source was actually rediscovered in 1708 by the abbey's doctor, but its use was stopped in 1850.

Orgeval's first real mention in history came from the building of Abbaye Notre Dame d'Abbecourt in 1180 by Gasce of Poissy, suzerain of Orgeval. This abbey which descended from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chartres was destroyed at the beginning of the 19th Century.

Nowadays, Orgeval possesses a church with a Romanesque architecture from the 11th century. The church is composed of a spire and an octagonal tower. The church nave dates back to the 16th century.

Famous people linked to the commune

Here is a list of famous Orgevalais:

- Georges Docquois (1863-1927) : novelist and poet, died there.

- Patrice Loko : soccer player

- Guillaume Hoarau : soccer player.

- Stéphane Sessègnon : soccer player.

- Didier Gustin (1966-): comedian.

- Alain Gillot-Pétré (1950-1999): journalist.

- Pierre Messmer (1916-2007): important resistant and public servant, Prime Minister and Academic.

- Catherine Rich (1932-): actress.

- Claude Rich2 (1929-2017): actor.

- Marie Vassiltchikov (1917-1978): author of Journal d'une jeune fille à Berlin (Journal of a young girl in Berlin), lived here with her husband Peter Harnden, an architect, in the 1950s.

- Nicolas Vilas : sports journalist.

- Paul Strand (1890-1976) : important American photographer resided here with his third wife Hazel Kingsbury Strand from 1949 until his death in 1976.

- Bruno Druart : drama author.

- Benjamin Castaldi : Television personality.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.