Neauphle-le-Château

Neauphle-le-Château (French: [nofl.lə.ʃɑto] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Neauphle-le-Château
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Neauphle-le-Château
Neauphle-le-Château
Neauphle-le-Château
Coordinates: 48°48′55″N 1°54′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonAubergenville
IntercommunalityCœur d'Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Elisabeth Sandjivy
Area
1
2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,373
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78442 /78640
Elevation92–172 m (302–564 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History
Ruhollah Khomeini with reporters outside of his home in Neauphle-le-Château

Neauphle-le-Château gained international fame in 1978 when, on October 8, Iranian Islamic leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini rented and moved into a house there following his exile by the regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the midst of the Iranian Revolution, and after being deported from Iraq where he was taking refuge amongst the Shi'a community. The Ayatollah continued to reside there until the following year when he returned to Iran following the collapse of the Shah's regime and later became Iran's Supreme Leader. Due to the Ayatollah's time residing in Neauphle-le-Château, the street in Tehran on which the French Embassy in Iran is located and was previously known as Faranseh (France) street, is now renamed after the village.[2] The property where he lived, at the corner of the Chevreuse Road and Jardins Path has long been fenced off and locked and the former dwelling is now destroyed.

It was also the home of Deanna Durbin, a Hollywood actress, until her death on April 17, 2013.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Majd, Hooman. The Ayatollah Begs to Differ. 2008. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-52334-9. 157.
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