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Rambouillet

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{{French commune|nomcommune=Rambouillet| région=Île-de-France (région) Île-de-France | département=Yvelines
(''sous-préfecture'')| arrondissement=Rambouillet| canton=| insee=|cp=|maire=|mandat=| intercomm=Communauté de communes Plaines et Forêts d'Yvelines .html" title="Meaning of Communauté
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Forêts d'Yveline| longitude= |latitude= |alt moy= |alt mini= |alt maxi= | km²= 35.19|sans= 24,758|date-sans=1999| dens= 704|date-dens=1999}} '''Rambouillet''' is a commune in France commune in the aire urbaine metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 44.3 km. (27.5 miles) southwest from the Kilometre Zero center of Paris (as the crow flies). Rambouillet is a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Yvelines ''département in France département'', being the seat of the Arrondissement of Rambouillet. With 24,758 inhabitants at the 1999 census, Rambouillet is one of the largest satellite cities of Paris. Rambouillet is famous for its vast Forest of Rambouillet as well as for the Château de Rambouillet which hosted several international summits. Due to its proximity to Paris and Versailles, Rambouillet has long been an occasional seat of government.

History
Rambouillet was in the spotlight during the Kosovo War Kosovo Crisis, where parties to this conflict met in February/March 1999 under the auspices of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. The meeting was meant to end the crisis there, with calls for restoration of Kosovo's automony, ceasefire by Yugoslavian paramilitary forces and allow NATO peacekeeping forces in Kosovo. Yugoslavian authorities refused to sign the Rambouillet Agreement, claiming a deferred independence to Kosovo. This started the Kosovo War: NATO's reaction to the refusal to sign the agreement was an air strike on Yugoslavia (Now Serbia and Montenegro) carried out between March and June 1999.

Transportation
Rambouillet is served by Rambouillet (SNCF) Rambouillet station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.

Features
The old fortified Château de Rambouillet was acquired by Louis XVI of France in 1783 as a private residence; it is still the official summer residence of President of France French presidents. In 1784 Louis XVI had a range built as a meeting for the government (the palace was subsequently rebuilt and occupied as the ''Palais du Napoleon II of France Roi de Rome'' by Napoleon Bonaparte's son). It was largely ignored until February 1896, when Rambouillet was visited by President Félix Faure, with a view to spending the summer months there. Rambouillet thus became the official summer residence of the Presidents of the French Fourth Republic Fourth Republic and has retained its position. Many other buildings owned by substantial political figures are to be found in the town and nearby area.

Miscellaneous
Rambouillet was the birthplace of: * Ulysse Chevalier (1841-1923), bibliographer and historian * Robert Benoist (1895-1944), Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero

External links

- Rambouillet city council website (in French) {{Paris Metropolitan Area}} Category:Communes of Yvelines cs:Rambouillet da:Rambouillet de:Rambouillet (Frankreich) fr:Rambouillet it:Rambouillet ja:ランブイエ pl:Rambouillet sv:Rambouillet {{IledeFrance-geo-stub}}

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