La Boissière-École

La Boissière-École
Town hall
Coat of arms of La Boissière-École Coat of arms
La Boissière-École
Location within Île-de-France region La Boissière-École
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Rambouillet
Intercommunality	Plaines et forêts d'Yveline
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Anne-Françoise Gaillot
Area1	25.06 km2 (9.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	891
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	78077 / 78125
Elevation	126–184 m (413–604 ft) (avg. 171 m or 561 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hériot orphanage and school

La Boissière-École is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.

Géography

The village is located in the Southern West of Yvelines. The most part of the landscape is constituted of forest. The place is separated in two. The castle and the Olympe Hériot school are in "La Basse Boissière" but most of the inhabitants live in "La Haute Boissière". "La Gâtine" and "Mauzaize" are located in the west of the village centre. Lots of small village are located around this : "Adainville", "Condé-sur-Vesgre", "Poigny-la-Forêt", "Hermeray", "Mittainville", "La Hauteville". It can be reched by the 71 road and the 80.

Economy

In the east of the village, tourists can enjoy an equestrian centre. The principal activity of the village is a farmer : "La Tremblay".

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE