Montchauvet (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ʃovɛ] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Montchauvet
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Montchauvet
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Coordinates: 48°53′32″N 1°37′50″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton	Bonnières-sur-Seine
Intercommunality	Pays houdanais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Georges Duval[1]
Area 1	7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	297
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78417 /78790
Elevation	62–131 m (203–430 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

River

A small river named Ru d'Ouville traverses Montchauvet, passing through four other communes to a total length of 10.2 kilometres (6.3 mi). The Ru d'Ouville is a tributary of the Vaucouleurs which in turn empties into the Seine.[3]

History

A British bomber was shot down in the area of Montchauvet on 8 June 1944. The six men of its crew rest in the local graveyard.^{[citation needed]}

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  Bridge on the Ru d'Ouville
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  Allied pilots of World War II

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

External links

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