Montgeron

Montgeron is a common Frenchwoman of the the Essonne.

It belongs to the natural area of the Brie, and more particularly of the " Country " Brie Frenchwoman.

She integrated the Communauté of agglomeration of Sénart Val-de-Seine the December 20th 2002.

Geography

The commune is served by a station the RER D.

the Forest of Sénart
the Alarm clock-morning starting place of the first Tour de France (cycling),
the college of Montgeron and its pigeon
the Lawn
Residence of the Forest.
the communal Museum Josèphe Jacquiot, exhibitor of the parts of the Ancient Egypt until our days.
the Mill of Senlis and its Oratory of Russian orthodoxe rite
ceramics and frescos of Maurice Boitel, French painter of the School of Paris born in 1919 (school complex " Jean Charles Gatinot")
Résidence Gaston Mangin
the St-Jacques church places of Rottembourg
the castle of Rottembourg (nonworth visiting), heir to old the carmel of Saint-Denis whose Mrs. Louise, girl of Louis XV, was prioress.
residence HLM of the Meadow of Oly, with horse on the towns of Montgeron and the Vigneux-on-Seine, which is the subject of a Project of urban renewal signed with ANRU.

Claude Monet, was invited to Montgeron by Ernest Hoschedé, businessman and collector, with the castle of Rottembourg (current establishment of reception of the religious community of the Girls of the Charity of Crowned Heart of Jesus). He painted the painting then there the Turkeys. These turkeys are one of the four compositions intended for the decoration of the living room of the castle of Rottembourg for Ernest Hoschedé. The Musée of the Hermitage to Saint Petersbourg preserves two other elements (corner of garden with Montgeron and the pond with Montgeron) and the collection Durand-Ruel the last (hunting);

Raymond Paumier, was teacher with Montgeron. At the origin of the first restaurant of children (1946), he sensitized with the reception of the child, his framework of life, his balance like with the food hygiene and nutritional education;

the general Henri Rottembourg (born the July 6th 1769 with Phalsbourg, dead on February 8th, 1857 with Montgeron), baron d' Empire. Major general under Napoleon 1st, his name appears on the 10th column of the Triumphal arch. He had the homonymous castle;

Saturnin Fabre, born the April 4th 1884 with Direction (Yonne), dead the October 24th 1961 with Montgeron. It was one of most singular the supporting roles of the French cinema of pre-war period and post-war period, in the line of Jean Tissier and Julien Carette. It occupies the screen in a so extraordinary way which it makes forget the turnips, however many, in which it takes part. He played in 79 talking films at least, under the direction of 57 different realizers, for the prestigious majority;

Henri Corblin, died in Montgeron in 1947, agricultural engineer, inventor of the membrane compressor;

Georges Hatz, born in Montgeron the May 11th 1907, dead the May 12th 2007 with Rochefort, was the trainer of A.J. Auxerre of 1950 to 1952. It was arrived in Yonne after professional path well filled at Red Star, with Lille (team with whom he conquered doubled the championship of France of Division 1/Coupe de France in 1946), with Rennes, the French Stade and finally again with the Red Star. This former professional guard had chosen to continue his career with A.J. Auxerre in Division of Honor as trainer-player. Oldest Auxerre-native supporters remembers him like goalkeeper but also like attacker, it even sometimes happened to him to leave its goals in full match and to change shirt to go to draw a penalty or to give a nudge in the right direction to its attack! Georges Hatz left A.J. Auxerre in 1952 on a championship of Burgundy de Division of Honor, titrates which was finally withdrawn with the club on green carpet Of 1952 with 1954, it was the trainer of the club of the Niort Chamois FC.

Albert Besson, born and died in Montgeron (1896 - 1965), doctor hygienist, member of the Academy of medicine. He was the father-in-law of the painter Maurice Boitel whose certain works (cf Sites and monuments) are with the sight of young people (School complex Jean-Charles Gatinot).

Montgeron was the departure of the first stage of the first Tour de France, in 1903. It is called " the capital of the Turn of France". The July 6th 2003, the town of Montgeron celebrated the centenary of the test by accommodating the 1st stage with the Alarm clock-morning. A plate was inaugurated this day.

the March 25th 1903, the band with Bonnot directs a driver to steal to him its vehicle (a Of Dion-Button). The goal, to prepare the attack of the General society of Chantilly. Assessment, a death and a casualty.

the April 27th 1796 (8 Floréal Year IV), the Courrier of Lyon (mail coach) transports a considerable sum in assignats and books, intended for the pay of the armies of Italy. After a halt with the inn of Montgeron, four gangsters attack it " close to Lieusaint " , known as history, with the bridge of Pouilly, Green-Saint-Denis, on the road become the N6. The conveyer and the coachman are assassinated in the aggression. The instruction of the business leads to the arrest of some Joseph Lesurques, on testimony of maidservants of the inn of Montgeron.

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