Vaujours

Vaujours is a common French, located in the department Seine-Saint-Denis (in the past Seine-et-Oise) and the area Île-de-France.

Its inhabitants is called the Valjovien () S .

Geography

Vaujours extends on 378 hectares, for an altitude of 61 meters. The city is built on the hillside dominating the flat of France.

The commune is bordering on:

Tremblay-in-France in north;
Villeparisis in the North-East;
Courtry in south-east;
Coubron in the south;
Livry-Gargan in south-west;
Sevran in the west;
Villepinte in the North-West.

History

The village is old: it is quoted in documents former to the 9th century. In the files of the 12th century, one names it " Vallis Jost" and " Vaujoi" (Valley of jost or Valley of the joy). Étymologiquement, the name Vaujours comes from the Latin words vallis and jocosa , " valley of the joie".

Towards 1100, this ground belonged to Etienne of Senlis which made of it gift thereafter with the Saint-Victor abbey of Paris (property of Paris until in 1792).
Close to the Mautauban hill, Henri IV had a hunting lodge. It left its name with the locality and the allotment of theGallant one. In 1844, the horticultural college Fénelon was created: it gave again a certain prestige with the castle of the 18th century. This castle was accompanied by a landscape park where was a barn with the Dîme S of the 16th siècle.
At the end of the 18th century, the Saint Nicolas's Day church was built: it always shelters treasures of the Sacred art in particular a painting of the 18th century, representing the baptism of Christ, a gate vault of the 17th century, and the tombstones of the family of Maistre which reigned on the village of 1760 with 1840.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Vaujours was the village of the " Pailleux".

Vaujours was a strategic point of the Bataille of the Marne in September 1914.

Demography

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Administration

Municipal council

The Municipal council of the city is formed eight associated with the mayor, and of twenty-nine city council men, of which eights belong to the opposition.

List successive mayors

Since 1995, Michel Duhau is mayor of Vaujours.

Twinnings

Blazon

The blazon of the city east " Of azure to the bretessée and contrebretessée gold band; with the of the same chief, in charge of a ray of escarboucle flower shredded of azur".

On this blazon, one Ecu stamped of the mural crown can be distinguished. It has three crenelated gold towers. It is supported by the lightning of gold ignited of mouths. Those spout out three flowers of concern, tigées and broken into leaf.

The ground of Vaujours belonged to the Abbey of Victor Saint of Paris whose weapons (the escarboucle) are redrawn as a chief of the ecu; later, these grounds became the property of the family Scarron, of which the weapon, the band bretessée and contrebretessée, figure on the lower part of the blazon. Then, of 1569 to the XIXe century the castle of Vaujours (today Fénelon school) became the property of the family of Maistre which carried in its weapons three flowers of concern, taken again for the external ornaments. Finally the Powder mill of Sevran is evoked by the lightning, symbol which carried the Officers of the Powders.

Economy

Culture of the vine and the fruits until the end of the 19th century.
Chalk pits, one of the first worldwide productions.
nuclear Center in the old one extremely of Vaujours.

Transport

Vaujours is served by the Gare of Green-Gallant the on the line B of the RER (B5 terminus Mitry-Claye connects).

The city is also served by the line It is served by the TVF line 08 which goes from Puppet to Meaux

Parks and green areas

the park Alexandre Boucher: of 6.200 m2, located at the downtown area;
the park of the powder mill of 116 hectares;
the park of Garenne: of 9.100 m2, located at the south of the city;
the forest of Coubron.

Culture

the library : the library lends 27.000 volumes to the inhabitants and offers and many activities: Cyberclub of reading, tales animated, exposures, workshops of writing

the academy of music and dance : it offers musical or theatrical representations.

the sports complex : it shelters stage performances and musical.

Religious heritage

the Church Saint Nicolas's Day , built on a basilical plan, rebuilt in 1769 on the site of the old building whose only the bell-tower remains. The bells and the stained glasses date from the end of the 19th century.

the presbytery (3 rue de Livry): built in 1730, it represents the single vestige of the priory built by the regular canon Grenée, of the Saint-Victor abbey of Paris. It contains inside the skirtings, of the chimneys of marble and a beautiful staircase with wood balusters.

Civil inheritance

Castle of Vaujours

The castle of Vaujours (1 rue de Montauban) dating from the end of the 18th century is reconverted in horticultural college. Its decorations in ironwork (slope of wrought iron staircase…) and its sculptures and paintings are registered historic buildings. At side, the old barn dimière probably dates from the XIIIe century.

Mathieu castle

The castle Mathieu (street of Coubron) building out of brick and stone, framed turrets dating from the 19th century.

Extremely of Vaujours

The Fort of Vaujours builds between 1876 and 1882, sheltered the ECA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique) until in 1997

Other architectural curiosities

the buildings of old the national Powder mill of Sevran-Livry, of the 19th century.
the sundial (36 rue de l' church), on the frontage of a rural house of the 19th century.
a terminal with flower of lily to the Hamlet of Montauban.

the Hotel-of-City, built during IIIe Republic.

Famous characters

Some famous characters remained in Vaujours:

Henri IV and Gabrielle d' Estrées
Scarron, French poet
Louise of Vallière, mistress of Henri IV

Jeanne d' Alcy
Louis Dumas, French pedagog, died out with the castle on July 19th, 1744.
Henri Coutet

Teaching

The whole of the schools is managed by the departmental inspection of State education of Montfermeil and by the Académie of Creteil.

Public secondary education

Nursery school the Fountain
Nursery school Marlières
Elementary school Jules Ferry
Elementary school Paul Bert
College Henri IV

Private secondary education

The catholic Private school Fénelon Vaujours named college Fénelon is located opposite the town hall.

Recreational centres

various recreational centres are open during school vacations and Wednesdays to accommodate the children and to propose play activities to them:

Center Jalupates
Center Chanteflandre
Center Teenager

Sport

the sport with Vaujours today :

The city offers many activities: Aikido, Badminton, Yoga, Football, Gymnastic sporting, gymnastic volunteer, Karate, Game of bowls, Tennis, Shooting with the arc, twiling, Climbing, and Volley ball.

Health

Vaujours has sheltered for several years a Medical center and social (dispensary), a Center of infant protection of the French Croix-Rouge, a Communal center of Social action, a Center of Maternal protection and Infantile (P.M.I), and one Residence medicalized for elderly. In 2006, the commune gathered eleven Médecin S general practitioners, two specialist physicians, a medical auxiliary, and a pharmacy. The city is attached to the inter-commune Hôpital of Montfermeil.

Worships

Worship protesting: the Temple is located at Raincy.
catholic Worship : the Saint Nicolas's Day Church, located street of Vaujours.

The Cimetière of Vaujours is located close to the Saint Nicolas's Day church.

Media

The commune has only one written media: Hyphen .

See too

the forest national park of Sevran: national Powder mill of Sevran-Livry
the Channel of Ourcq
List of forts, fortifications, citadels and fortified towns in France

External bond

Official site
Site of the public library

Notes, sources and references

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