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

Hardricourt
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Hardricourt
Location of Hardricourt
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Hardricourt is located in France
Hardricourt
Hardricourt
Hardricourt is located in Île-de-France (region)
Hardricourt
Hardricourt
Coordinates: 49°00′32″N 1°53′40″E / 49.0089°N 1.8944°E / 49.0089; 1.8944
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementMantes-la-Jolie
CantonLes Mureaux
IntercommunalityCU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yann Scotte[1]
Area
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3.28 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,480
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78299 /78250
Elevation18–118 m (59–387 ft)
(avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The castle of Hardricourt was between 1970 and 2011 the property of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, from 1966 dictator and between 1977 and 1979 self-appointed emperor of the Central African Republic. He was overthrown in 1977 and, after a period in the Ivory Coast, lived in the castle in exile from c. 1983 to 1986.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,431—    
1975 1,636+1.93%
1982 1,568−0.60%
1990 1,989+3.02%
1999 1,918−0.40%
2007 1,978+0.39%
2012 2,070+0.91%
2017 2,289+2.03%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Le Château d'Hardricourt
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE