Histoire d'Orgeval

The word "Orgeval" of Celtic origin wants to say edge of the valley. A source was undoubtedly exploited there by the Romans for its therapeutic virtues. It was rediscovery besides about 1708 by the doctor of the Abbey. Despite everything, its use was abandoned about 1850.

But its first mention in the History is the foundation of the abbey of Abbecourt in 1180 by Gasce de Poissy, suzerain d' Orgeval. This abbey of men which depended on the diocese of Chartres, located close to the hotel the Mill of Orgeval, was destroyed towards the beginning of the XIXe century. Orgeval nowadays has a Romance church of XIe century with an arrow and an octagonal tower. The nave is of XVIe century.

Jeanne d' Arc passed there while going to deliver Poissy and one sought there gold at the beginning of the XVIIe century - A your detectors!

More recent, a trapper was elected this year by the Town hall to get rid of also harmful species - Hum - that foxes, magpies or other terrible rabbits.