Hurepoix
# Hurepoix

Hurepoix (French pronunciation: ​) is an area of the Île-de-France, to the southwest of Paris, situated between the departments of Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine and Essonne. It was an old province of the French Kingdom and the main city was Dourdan.

## Geography

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

Limits :

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

Main cities

* Dourdan
* Limours
* Orsay
* Massy
* Montlhéry
* Palaiseau

Main rivers

* Yvette
* Bièvre
* Essonne
* Orge

Main forest

* Dourdan
* Verrières-le-Buisson

Main Castles

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

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

## Economy

The economy of the west part of the area consists of farming, as in the past. The economy of the eastern part is more industrial.

48°33′N 2°01′E﻿ / ﻿48.55°N 2.02°E﻿ / 48.55; 2.02

