Châteaufort, Yvelines

Châteaufort
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Châteaufort
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Coordinates: 48°43′56″N 2°05′32″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Versailles
Canton	Maurepas
Intercommunality	CA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Berquet[1]
Area ^1	4.88 km^2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,540
• Density	320/km^2 (820/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78143 /78117
Elevation	86–164 m (282–538 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châteaufort (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtofɔʁ]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Versailles, and 27 km (17 mi) southwest of Paris.

Châteaufort inhabitants are named Castelfortain.

Saint-Christophe

The commune is named after the existence of three fortified castles during the Middle Ages; indeed, château fort means "fortified castle" in French.

On August 19, 1913, ahead of the Châteaufort aerodrome, the French aviator Adolphe Pégoud became the first man to jump from a plane using a parachute. The jump was made from a Blériot plane 200 m above the ground.

In the 20th century, Farman Aviation Works was headquartered in Châteaufort.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.