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Discover towns and cities in the seine et marne department.

Discover the town of grez-sur-loing

Discover the town of grez-sur-loing


  Medieval village Grez has guard of its historical master key sound charms formerly, as the 3 sites testify some to the 12° century: The Tower of Ganne, the stone Bridge and the Church. Grez knew an intense artistic activity.

Discover the town of egreville

Discover the town of egreville


  The local history of our area proves very rich, civilization appearing there very early, as of the paleolithic age. The vestiges of our prehistory testify some, a number of collections of private individuals are found now exposed with the Museum of the Prehistory of Nemours. Our village was structured around the industry of iron at the time mérovingienne, but the most remarkable time begins with the reign from the capétiens. Located at the junction of the seigniories of Castle-Landon (from where are resulting Plantagenêt, future kings d' Angleterre), of Lorrez-the-Scrap-metal and of the monacale abbey of Tool bags (dating from the Life century), Egreville became a crossing point, exchanges and profited from a relative protection. The first lords of Egreville will come besides, in XIe century, of the counts de Gâtinais, installed with Castle-Landon, tough adversaries of the capétiens Become commercial crossroads, in addition strengthened well, she knew a flourishing trade. Its markets and fairs enjoyed a great fame. Thus the current inheritance testifies to this past.

Discover saint-pierre-les nemours

Discover saint-pierre-les nemours


  Nemours become chief town of canton in 1800, offers the most beautiful pages of its history to us. The church, the castle; the river, the bridge and the forest, strong elements of the commune, form a completely exceptional whole in Island-of-France. After Castle-Landon, Nemours, become capital history of French Gâtinais since the paddle of the XV ème century, guard proudly its medieval position.

Discover the town of pontailt-combault

Discover the town of pontailt-combault


  Pontault-Combault, the quality of Life A city resists still and always the new cities… Yes. To 20 Kms in the East of Paris, Pontault-Combault preserved at the same time its quality of life, its environment, while dÈveloppant structures essential to the good food of today. You will find the information quantified on the city in the heading “City practical” - the City in figures

Discover the town of meaux

Discover the town of meaux


  Meaux is the old capital of the Brie, today chief town of district of the department of Seine-et-Marne and the area Island-of-France. Near Paris, in the middle of a fertile agricultural plate, Meaux is a historical center of ancient origin, whose medieval last rich person organizes himself around the episcopal city. The Marne and its diversion canals cross and determine the city. The Cornillon channel, dug in XIIIème century, with the foot of the fortifications of the market, is one of the oldest channels of Europe.

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