Galluis
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Location within Île-de-France region  Galluis | ||
| Coordinates: 48°47′47″N 1°47′39″E / 48.7964°N 1.7942°ECoordinates: 48°47′47″N 1°47′39″E / 48.7964°N 1.7942°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet | |
| Canton | Montfort-l'Amaury | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Annie Gonthier | |
| Area1 | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,138 | |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78262 / 78490 | |
| Elevation |
85–183 m (279–600 ft) (avg. 122 m or 400 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Galluis is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
History
The site has been inhabited since the Gallo-Roman epoch.
In 1883, the commune of La Queue-les-Yvelines was detached from Galluis with the dismemberment of the former commune of Galluis-la-Queue.
Notable residents
Antoine-Germain Labarraque (1777 – 1850) wads a French chemist and pharmacist, notable for formulating and finding important uses for "Eau de Labarraque" or "Labarraque's solution", a solution of sodium hypochlorite widely used as a disinfectant and deodoriser. He died in Gallius on 9 December 1850.
See also
- Communes of the Yvelines department
Saint-Martin
References
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