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Rambouillet lies on the edge of the vast Forest of Rambouillet (Forêt de Rambouillet or Forêt de l'Yveline); it is famous for its historical castle, the Château de Rambouillet, which hosted several international summits. Due to its proximity to Paris and Versailles, Rambouillet has long been an occasional seat of government.
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Historical population
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1793
3,105
—
1800
2,657
−2.20%
1806
2,597
−0.38%
1821
2,949
+0.85%
1831
3,147
+0.65%
1836
3,006
−0.91%
1841
3,835
+4.99%
1846
4,089
+1.29%
1851
4,130
+0.20%
1856
4,363
+1.10%
1861
4,258
−0.49%
1866
3,971
−1.39%
1872
4,725
+2.94%
1876
4,750
+0.13%
1881
5,186
+1.77%
1886
5,633
+1.67%
1891
5,897
+0.92%
1896
6,090
+0.65%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1901
6,176
+0.28%
1906
6,165
−0.04%
1911
6,484
+1.01%
1921
6,223
−0.41%
1926
6,720
+1.55%
1931
7,001
+0.82%
1936
7,267
+0.75%
1946
7,446
+0.24%
1954
8,923
+2.29%
1962
11,387
+3.09%
1968
14,505
+4.12%
1975
18,941
+3.89%
1982
21,438
+1.78%
1990
24,343
+1.60%
1999
24,758
+0.19%
2007
26,157
+0.69%
2012
25,833
−0.25%
2017
26,736
+0.69%
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The Château de Rambouillet, a former medieval fortress, was acquired by Louis XVI of France in 1783 as a private residence because of its ideal situation in the game-rich forest of Rambouillet. It became a bien national during the French Revolution of 1789, and one of the imperial residences of Napoléon I during the First French Empire. At the time of the Bourbon Restoration, the castle became a royal residence, and it is there that Charles X signed his abdication on 2 August 1830. Sometimes neglected at times of political unrest, the château de Rambouillet became the official summer residence of the French President of the Republic after President Félix Faure chose it as summer residence for himself and his family in 1896; Rambouillet thus became the official summer residence of the Presidents of the Third Republic and has retained its position ever since.[7]
The Palace of the King of Rome. In 1784, on a parcel adjacent to the gardens of the castle, Louis XVI had ordered the construction of the Hôtel du Gouvernement, which was restored during the reign of Napoléon I, and renamed Palais du Roi de Rome as the official Rambouillet residence of Napoleon's infant son Napoleon II. Its entrance is situated in the rue Charles de Gaulle, Rambouillet's main street.
The Hôtel de Ville, the former Bailliage (Bailiwicks building) was built in 1786 at the request of Louis XVI by the architect Jacques-Jean Thévenin. It was given by Napoléon I to the inhabitants of Rambouillet to serve as their City Hall. The inscription over the doors of the City Hall reads "Donated to the inhabitants of Rambouillet by Napoleon the Great, [in the] Year 1809".
The Bergerie nationale was built on the grounds of the Domain of Rambouillet at the request of Louis XVI, and is the home of the Rambouillet Merino sheep since 1786.[8]
The Laiterie de la Reine, the Queen's Dairy also built on the grounds of the Domain of Rambouillet, is adjacent to the Bergerie. It was built in 1787 at the request of Louis XVI for his wife Marie Antoinette and designed by the architect Jean-Jacques Thévenin.[9]
The Chaumière des coquillages, a thatched-roof cottage with its marble interior decorated with shells and mother of pearl, was built in 1779–1780 in the English garden of the Domain of Rambouillet by Claude-Martin Goupy, the architect of the duc de Penthièvre, for the princesse de Lamballe, Penthièvre's widowed daughter-in-law.
The Musée Rambolitrain, situated across from the Saint-Lubin church, is a museum featuring miniature trains.[10] We find a faithful reconstruction of a Parisian toy store of the 1930s.[11]
The Médiathèque La Lanterne, situated across from the Saint-Lubin church and the Musée Rambolitrain, is a media library and a concert hall. Link
The Monument Américain (The American Eagle Monument), is situated at the south entrance of the town on the D 906 road to Chartres, at the site of two ambushes in which seven American soldiers were killed, on 16 August 1944. The monument was erected in 1947. It bears the inscription: "À la mémoire des soldats américains tombés pour la libération de notre région en août 1944", "In memory of the American soldiers fallen for the liberation of our region in August 1944". The names of nine American soldiers are inscribed on a plaque on the monument. Commemorative ceremonies are held at the monument every 19 August.[12][13]
Gérard Larcher, former mayor of Rambouillet, Senator of the Yvelines, President of the Senate (reelected in October 2017), and several times minister
Jacqueline Thome-Patenôtre, Politician, member of the National Assembly for Seine-et-Oise and later Yvelines from 1958 to 1973. She was also Mayor of Rambouillet from 1947 to 1983.
Vincent Maes actual student in bascan
who died in Rambouillet
François Ier, king of France, died in castle in 1547
Françoise Winieska, Août 1944, la Libération de Rambouillet, France, Société Historique et Archéologique de Rambouillet et de l'Yveline (SHARY), Rambouillet, 1999, ISBN2-9514047-0-0, English version by author under the title August 1944, the Liberation of Rambouillet, France, published by SHARY under same cover, ISBN2-9514047-0-0.