Chilly-Mazarin

Chilly- Mazarin is a commune with 18,843 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Essonne in the Ile- de -France region; it belongs to Arrondissement Palaiseau and Canton Chilly -Mazarin. Its inhabitants are called Chiroquois.

Chilly- Mazarin is located 15 km south of Paris Porte d' Orléans. Neighboring municipalities are: Cham plan, Longjumeau, Massy, ​​Morangis and Wissous. In addition, the airport Paris -Orly.

History

Owner of the Seigneurie Chilly at the beginning of the 17th century was Martin Ruzé († 1613 ), Seigneur de Beaulieu, Secretary of State under the kings Henry III. , Henry IV and Louis XIII. , The Chilly (or Chailly, as it was then called ) had bought at the end of the 16th century by Michel Gaillard. Lack descendants he bequeathed Chilly Longjumeau and his great-nephew Antoine Coiffier d' Effiat that it had to take the family name of his great-uncle. He became Marshal of France in 1631. His successors in Chilly were his son Martin and his grandson Antoine.

At the beginning of the 18th century extinguished Coiffier Ruzé d' Effiat, their heritage was claimed by the cousin of the last owner, Paul -Jules de Mazarin. This was a son of Armand -Charles de la Porte, who was by his marriage with the niece of Jules Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, the heir of the Cardinal. The Duc de Mazarin go to him as back as 1822 the extension of the name to Chilly- Mazarin. One of his descendants, Marie- Louise Félicité d' Aumont, Duchesse de Mazarin, married in 1777, Honoré Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco. Even today, the title of Marquis de Chilly is one of the titles of princes.

Sources: Cassini to 1962, from 1968: INSEE

Attractions

• The remains of the castle, which was built in 1627-1632 by Clément II Métezeau are classified as a monument historique. From the building an engraving by Israël Silvestre is obtained.
• The church of Saint -Étienne dates back to the 12th/13th. Century and was altered in the 17th century.

Twinning

• Carlet, Spain
• DIEMA, Mali

Sons and daughters of the town

• Jean Philippe François d' Orléans (1702-1748), called " le chevalier d' Orléans ", General
• Paudras Francis (1935-1997), jazz writer and collector