Yerres

Geography

Yerres is located at the North-East of the department (with the limit with the the Valley-of-Marne), is crossed by the Yerres, river éponyme, and the Réveillon, a brook. The Mount Griffon, located at the North-West of the city, is the culminating point of the valley (116 m). The city touches Crosne (in the west), Montgeron (in south-west), Brunoy (in the south), Villecresnes (the Valley-of-Marne, in the east) and Limeil-Brévannes (in north). It belongs to the Paris and its suburbs. It is served by a station D2 branch of the RER D.

Demography

History

It is probable that the ford of Yerres, located on the Roman Voie driving of Paris at Montereau, was at the origin of the first settlement of Yerres.

History of Yerres, it especially is question in the old tourist guides as of the 18th century. If the Abbot Leboeuf, in his history of the Diocese of Paris (1883), in installation of the important stakes, beside other studies, no work complete were still published on this subject. Most of the old files being preserved at the Departmental records, the amateur will have to be satisfied with rather scattered knowledge. However Yerres, by its monuments (since the 12th century) and by the installation of the parks at the 19th century, conceals a Historical heritage worthy of interest. One of the reasons for attraction allotted in 1990 to this city by INSEE is natural curiosity. A cut plate of the two valleys of the Yerres and Midnight supper, with the quite exposed slopes, rich person of many sources, forms a marked relief (altitude of 30 m to more than 115 m). A long time, the grounds with Vine S, the Forest S and meadow S extending around the old village characterized the landscape yerrois to the paddle of the 20th century.

First lords

The whole of the low valley of Yerres was allotted by the kings mérovingiens to the large Parisian abbeys, which contributed to local development. The parish, initially dedicated to Saint Wolf is quoted at the 11th century.

(Inscription of Casin to the additional inventory of the historic buildings in 1996)

Personalities related to the commune

Evelyne Bouix, actress, born in the commune

Twinning

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See too

Works used for the drafting of this article

municipal Guide “Yerres 2006-2007”

Common of the Essonne

External bonds and documents

Official site of the town of Yerres
Official site of the town of Mendig (in German)
Yerres Nostalgia: History of Yerres through the old postcards and the documents of time

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