Jambville | |
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A view of the church from the Chateau park, in Jambville
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Coordinates: 49°02′49″N 1°51′14″E / 49.0469°N 1.8539°ECoordinates: 49°02′49″N 1°51′14″E / 49.0469°N 1.8539°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
Canton | Limay |
Intercommunality | Vexin-Seine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Bruno Marchay |
Area1 | 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 767 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78317 /78440 |
Elevation | 43–188 m (141–617 ft) (avg. 182 m or 597 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Jambville is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is 50 kilometres to the north west of Paris in the heart of the Vexin national park. Chateau de Jambville is the Centre national de formation des Scouts et Guides de France (National Training Centre for Scouts and Guides of France). The chateau dates from the 15th to the 17th Century