Villeneuve-Saint-Denis

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History

At the beginning of the 13th century, quoted in 1217, Villeneuve-Saint-Denis is born in the middle of the forest briarde with the arrival of the monks clearers. The monks then form true companies of agriculture. The clearing is long, they are helped by the arrival of the colonists, of the Menuisier S and Charpentier S.

The village touches with the field of the King de France, bordered by the Forêt of Crécy. It is then a plain of tillings without Vigne S.

The church of then was the shape of vault built by Hugues Foucault, abbot of Saint-Denis. It does not exist any more, the current masonry is old 275 years.

Saint Denis was patron saint of the old vault, from where the name of the village, Sanctus Dionysus the Villa Nova , but then the inhabitants wished second patron saint and it was holy Christine. Only one burial is found: one of the last lords of Watches for.

The hamlet of Watches for, locatable by its castle, is a stronghold sitting on the parish. Philippe Beautiful the made of it gift with its manservant, Dreux of Guette, in 1307.

At the 16th century one finds a Jean of Guette who, to honor a debt, yielded in 1554 the ground of Guette.

In 1723, Pierre Martin is described as lord of Guette.

The castle of Guette was rebuilt at the 19th century. It became the property of the Rothschild. During the German Occupation, it will shelter children Juifs, often Orphelin S. Actuellement, it is arranged in 32 social Housing.

The school which existed already in 1789, was destroyed by a fire at the 19th century. It was rebuilt at the beginning of the 20th century grace in particular to a subscription of: 6000 F near the inhabitants, largely helped by the Baron Edmond de Rothschild, grandfather of the current baron Edmond.

The town hall was destroyed and rebuilt at the same time as the school. In the Room of the Council, plates honor since August 31st 1919 the dead children for France and the generous givers: the Baroness of Sole and Rothschild.

laundrette and Barn with Said (last vestige collapsed in the years 1950), it does not remain more nothing today.

The common one knew, in 1944, the resistant massacre of eleven young people S, whereas Paris was already released. A monument testifies to this sad event.

Anecdote

In 1674, the royal Académie of sciences forgets to indicate Villeneuve-Saint-Denis on the chart of the surroundings of Paris… Confusion with Villeneuve-the-Count? …

Let us not forget that there exists in Villeneuve-Saint-Denis the road of the End of the World as well as the place says “Gibet”!

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