Montgolfier brothers
In Bougival, Georges Bizet composed the opera "Carmen" at his home at "Rue Ivan Tourguenievf" on the Seine and noted Russian novelist and playwright Ivan Turgenev built a dacha, "Les Frênes". A local monument commemorates the Montgolfier brothers, pioneers of flight, and the commune hosts the annual "Festival of Bougival et des Coteaux de Seine."