Galluis
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| 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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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.
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