Villecresnes

Villecresnes is a common French, located in the south-east of the department of the the Valley-of-Marne which is in the area Île-de-France. Its inhabitants are Villecresnois and Villecrenoises.

Geography

The commune is located on the plate briard which belongs to the plain of Brie.
It is crossed by the brook of the Réveillon, affluent of the Yerres.
The maximum altitude of the commune is of 111 meters it is at the center of star of Bellevue located in Prie-Dieu wood. Its minimal altitude is of 50 meters which is at the exit of the Réveillon on the level of the commune of Yerres.

Communes bordering

At the north of the city Limeil-Brévannes and Boissy-Saint-Leger is located, in the east Maroilles cheese-in-Brie and Santeny, in the south Mandres-the-Pinks and the west Brunoy and Yerres.

Access

By road

The commune is located at 21 km of the center of Paris, along RN 19 and close to the NR 104 Francilienne.

In public transport

THE RER HAS : terminus with Boissy-Saint-Leger then the line 40-23.
THE RER D : park Yerres then the bus for the downtown area of Villecresnes

Localities and variations

Cerçay
Wood of Auteuil

History

It is in a made donation, in 1097, with Corbeil, in favor of the Abbey of Saint-Martin-of-Fields, which it is, for the first time, question of certain Waldricus, inhabitant of the Villa Crana , étymologiquement the village at the made huts of branches ; there is no doubt that the first dwellings of Villecresnes were built in wood or their edge. Weapons out of polished flint found in 1894 by a farmer in his field, attest that the prehistoric men pressed the ground of Villecresnes.

Before and during the War One hundred Year old, its history is related to that of the abbey of Yerres and on that of Brunoy. Following the Treated of Troyes which delivered the France to the English, silence falls on this area.

Until 1640, the church of Villecresnes was common to Marolles and Mandres; starting from this date, it becomes only devoted to Villecresnes; only its bell-tower of the 13th century remains like witness of the past. The territory of Villecresnes included/understood eight strongholds. Oldest was that of the Hotel of the Gardens , property of the lords of Villecresnes.

It is, in 1777, that Sir, Count de Provence, brother of King Louis XVI, gathered these strongholds while becoming Seigneur of Villecresnes, Cerçay and the Wood of Auteuil. During the Revolution the capacity of Mayor did not even last a year. It is only in 1848 that Villecresnes and Cercay had to them Arbre of Freedom .

During the 19th century and the 20th century, the area was devastated by the Russian in 1814 then by the German in 1870, was saved in 1914 and was devastated in 1940.

The common one started to especially increase with the creation of the railway line in 1875 then after the Second world war, it underwent the strong demand residences that with generated the Baby-boom and the city urbanized instead of the agricultural zones of pre-war period. In 1953 the Gare of Villecresnes was closed (and destroyed in 1994).

The first public school was the school of the Blackbirds which opened during the year 1907.

During the years 1980, a great battle took place between the municipality and the State about the creation of the line TGV on the layout of the old line. The municipality saw its followed claims and a tunnel of 2500 meters, instead of 200 meters envisaged in the beginning, was built because to Villecresnes the train passed in a valley steepsided (like currently with Vincennes) except on the level of old the station, which made it possible to create a green casting between the wood of the Barn and the Ézard mount.

Heraldic

Administration

Demography

Graph of the evolution of the population 1794-1999
Le village comtait 273 inhabitants in 1709.

Religious heritage

The Notre-Dame Church was built with the 11th, partly remade with the 18th and the bell-tower was remade in 2004. As in each church, the stained glasses and the tables are only interesting works.

Economy

the Middle Ages at the beginning of the 18th century, the principal activity was agriculture to feed Paris in fresh produce. During the 19th century, the principal activity was the vineyard but declined before the arrival of the train because of the Phylloxéra. The two activities which replaced the wine are the production of firewood for Paris and the production of pinks which donnat an importance in the commune and today the communes bordering and Villecresnes are the third producer of pinks in France. With the Baby-boom, the strong demand in residences made move back the agricultural activity (it does not remain any more that 20 ha of culture on the 300 prewar ha) and at the 20th century the principal economy is the tertiary sector as the center of the Post office between Villecresnes and Mandres-the-Pinks or the Beaumont workshops close to Yerres.

Famous characters

Gustave Larroumet (directing of Beautiful-Art) born with Gourdon in 1852, died with Paris in 1903, its burial is in Villecresnes
the Lieutenant Dagorno: resisting French died for the France. The main road bears its name.
Pierre Vassiliu (singer) born the October 23rd 1937
Didier Pironi (pilot of F1) born the March 26th 1952, died during a race of Outboard motor boat in England in 1987. The gymnasium and the stage of Rugby bear its name since 1989.

Tourist monuments and places

The tourist places are the town hall (18th century), the hood of the school of the Blackbirds (1907), the Castles of Villecresnes (XVIIe and 18th century) which accommodates the Club Arc in Sky and the Workshops of the Midnight supper, of the Stronghold (1880) which accommodates the academy of music and Gaillard (18th century) who accommodates the library. There remains nothing any more but the pigeon one of the old castle of Cerçay (XVIIIe and 19th century) as well as the stables. The tomb of Gustave Larroumet and the markets of the market (Thursday and Sunday morning) are the other tourist places.

The green areas around and in Villecresnes as well as old the passages of the old great properties allow a visit of the commune as a whole.

Events

the secondhand trade
the festival of associations
biathlon
the Living room of Fall of Villecresnes (last weekend of November)

Twinnings

No twinning

School

The commune has a halt-nursery, three nursery schools (Castle, Fleurs and Midnight supper), two elementary schools (Blackbirds and Attilly) and a college (Guinette).

The Simone-Veil college with Mandres-the-Pinks accommodates the pupils of the district of Cerçay, time that Guinette either remade.

There are no colleges with Villecresnes thus it is necessary to go in the communes bordering according to the report card, there is Guillaume-Budé with Limeil-Brévannes and Christophe Colomb with Sucy-in-Brie according to the options chosen at the entry with the college.

Sport

Complex ASPTT Paris:

Football
Swimming
Tennis
Athletics
Fitness

Rugby Club of the Plate Briard
Football
Volley ball
Handball
Tennis shoe
Game of bowls
Horsemanship
Raising of dogs
Bridge
Tarot
Shooting with the arc
Pressed villecrenoise:

Walking
Race on foot

Tennis
Table tennis
Gymnastic
Dance
Judo, jujitsu, fight, back in shape, yoga
sporting Bicycle villecresnois

Curiosity

The club gymnic of France CGF offers to the naturists a space of nature preserved, its swimming pool and its wall of Basque ball since 1931.

References

INSEE: “ Annual inquiries of census 2004 ”

External bonds

Official site
Villecresnes on the site of the national geographical Institute
Villecresnes on the site of INSEE

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