Hurepoix
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Hurepoix is an area of Île de France, in south west of Paris, localised nowadays between départements of Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine and Essonne, it was an old province of the French Kingdom. The main city was Dourdan.

Geography

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

Limites :

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

Mains cities

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

Mains Rivers

• Yvette
• Bièvres
• Essonne
• Orge

Mains Forest

• Dourdan
• Verrière-le-Buisson

Mains Castels

This area is not fare from Versailles, and the castel of Louis XIV. In this period, Princes and Dukes built castel not fare, in Hurepoix.

• Chamarande
• Breteuil
• Courson
• Dampierre
• Dourdan
• Sceaux
• Saint Jean de Beauregard

Economy

The economy of the west part of the area is still formed by farming, as in the past. The economy of east part is more an industrial.