Yerres

Yerres [ jɛʁ ] is a French town with 28 933 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the north- east of the department of Essonne ( on the border of Val -de- Marne) and is located on the eponymous river Yerres.

Geography

The city is adjacent to Crosne (in the east ), Montgeron ( in the southwest ), Brunoy ( in the south), Villecresnes (Val -de- Marne, in the east) and Limeil- Brévannes ( in the north). Yerres is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Paris and reach of the capital with the transport RER D.

Yerres is on a plateau, which is divided by the Yerres Valley. The lowest point is 32 meters above sea level, the highest 116 m. On the slopes where wine was grown, which is held in street name and the city arms.

History

The story of Yerres is mentioned already in the 18th century in tourist guides. The Abbé Leboeuf has given his 1883 history of the diocese of Paris, the most important foundation, but until now no comprehensive work on the history Yerres available. The city has much to offer with monuments ( the earliest dating from the 12th century) and Parklands ( 19th century).

The history of the village begins with the founding of the Abbey of Notre-Dame d' Yerres ( 1120-1132 ), at the point where the creek empties into the Reveillon Yerres. Until the revolution initiated 44 Benedictine abbess abbey. 1130 was Guillaume de Hierra down in a castle, which towers 11 novembre can still be seen today at the place du, in Yerres itself. Between the worldly Lord and the abbess often dispute arose about jurisdiction and mill rights.

Personalities

In the 15th and 16th centuries the Budé family lords of Yerres was. The famous scholar Guillaume Budé was the brother of the Lord of Yerres and owned a house not far from the castle.

1642 was the Duke of Angouleme, Mr. Gros Bois and Yerres, Italian monks, a land to which they erected the monastery, les Camaldules. They lived according to the Rule of Saint Benedict and received guests to supplement their finances. The most famous guest was Francis II Rákóczi (French François Rákoczy, Hungarian Ferenc Rákóczi, Slovak František Rakoci ), hero of the Hungarian anti-Habsburg uprisings. He lived and wrote there from 1715 to 1717 his memoirs ( in French). On his request, his heart was kept in a gold urn after his death, to be buried in the monastic cemetery. There is evidence that this has been done, but the urn could never be discovered later. After the French Revolution, the monastery suffered the fate of all religious institutions. The slightly -built building fell into disrepair, leaving little trace.

Pierre Larousse, author of an important lexicon, had in 1866 a house on the grounds of Concy Monastery. It is said that every day he came to Paris from Yerres to his great universal lexicon of the 19th century ( Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle ) to complete.

1860 acquired the father of Gustave Caillebotte Yerres a situated on the banks of Good, in which the artist painted about 80 pictures until the sale of the estate in 1879. The most famous works of the impressionists from Yerres are Portraits à la campagne, Baigneurs, shelf de l' Yerres, canotiers ramant sur ​​l' Yerres, Les orangers. The picturesque estate from the 19th century is a municipal museum and park to the public ( are remarkable, in addition to the riverside location, the many small Fabriques buildings that line the park).

Saint- Honest Church

The first church in Yerres probably dates from the 12th century, originally was a wooden church on the site of the present church. It was dedicated to the passage of time various saints: Saint Loup, Saint Vincent (patron saint of winemakers, it used to have many vineyards Yerres ), Saint Fiacre Saint and ultimately Honest. The present church was built according to the Abbé Martin ( 1883) in the 13th century and modified in the following century. It includes a beautiful gilded wooden pulpit and some religious works of art.

Twinning

Yerres maintains since 1966 a twinning with the German town of Mendig in Rhineland -Palatinate.