Saint-Forget

Saint-Forget
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Saint-Forget
Map
Saint-Forget is located in France
Saint-Forget
Saint-Forget
Saint-Forget is located in Île-de-France (region)
Saint-Forget
Saint-Forget
Coordinates: 48°42′30″N 1°59′49″E / 48.7083°N 1.9969°E / 48.7083; 1.9969
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonMaurepas
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Jannin[1]
Area
1
6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
443
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78548 /78720
Elevation77–168 m (253–551 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Forget (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fɔʁʒɛ]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.[3] The commune consists of three hamlets: Le Mesnil-Sevin, Haute-Beauce, and The Sablons. This small town is 30 kilometers from Paris. It is nestled in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Upper Chevreuse Valley.[4] As of 2019, there are 241 dwellings in the commune, of which 202 primary residences.[5]

The commune contains a small town hall that currently offers tours and/or visits. This small commune also includes many sites of interest for a small tour, including the Castle of Mauvières and the Saint Gilles Saint Ferréol church, which includes medieval frescoes. The castle, which used to be a manor, dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Commune de Saint-Forget (78548)". National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Saint-Forget". www.saint-forget.fr/. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Logement en 2019, Commune de Saint-Forget (78548), INSEE