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Nature Attractions In Chambourcy

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Chambourcy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located 3 km west of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and about 25 km west of Paris. Its inhabitants are called Camboriciens. Chambourcy, formerly Champ Bourcy, is derived from the Latin expression campus bruacii, field of brushlands. The current mayor, and mayor since 1995 is Pierre Morange. He has also been a member of the French National Assembly since 1997.
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  • 1. Desert du Retz Chambourcy
    The Désert de Retz is a garden on the edge of the forêt de Marly in the commune of Chambourcy, in north-central France. It was created at the end of the 18th century by the aristocrat François Racine de Monville on his 40-hectare estate. The architect Boullée was involved in the creation of both Monville's town houses; it is less likely he had much do with the Désert de Retz, although Monville did, for a while, engage him as assistant to the architect Francois Barbier until 1780. Monville probably designed many of the features and structures himself, or had a strong supervisory role.The garden included between 17 and 20 structures, of which ten still survive, mostly referring to classical antiquity. Those buildings included a summer house , in the form of the base of a shattered colum...
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