Galluis
Galluis (French pronunciation: [ɡalɥi]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. HistoryThe 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 residentsAntoine-Germain Labarraque (1777 – 1850) was 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 alsoReferencesWikimedia Commons has media related to Galluis.
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