Montsoult

Montsoult is a commune in the department of Val- d'Oise of the Ile- de -France region. Administratively, the church is assigned to the Canton Viarmes and the Arrondissement Sarcelles.

Geography

The village with 3393 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) located 23 km north of the center of Paris on an edge at the edge of the 1548 hectare forest L' Isle- Adam, the Pays de France (also called La plaine de France) dominates.

The other eight municipalities in L' Isle- Adam include L' Isle- Adam, Baillet -en -France, Chauvry, Maffliers, Mériel, Presles, Villiers -Adam and Nerville -la -Forêt.

Montsoult may from Paris by commuter train Transilien H, which the railroad Gare du Nord - are achieved operated Beauvais - Montsoult Maffliers - Persan -Beaumont.

History

The name comes from either the Latin word Montsoult Monticelis, a modification of Montis Cellariensis ( monk cellar ), or goes back to the proper name of the knight Monte Ceodi, which was awarded in 1275 the title of Seigneur de Moncehot.

First mentioned in 862 in a document of the West Frankish king Charles the Bald, the Seigneurie Montsoult was divided in 1275 between a subsidiary branch of the Montmorency family and the La Queue family. 1744 were the two fiefs under Geoffroy de Macé Camus Pontcarré, Baron of Maffliers, reunited.

Coat of arms

A red cross on a background güldenem bewinkelt of twelve azure Alerions 2; 2, Outdoor quarter a black star on a silver background.

Demographics

In the first half of the 19th century, the population was almost constant at around 400 with a decreasing trend. Only with the connection to the railway network in 1875 experienced Montsoult a long, albeit modest population growth and began towards the train station Montsoult - Maffliers, which lies in the plane to extend. A new subdivision of the municipality in 1926 then led to a very striking increase in population.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Sulpice was built in the 16th century on the site of a large church dating from the 13th century. There were probably the English, who pillaged the original construction in the Hundred Years' War. The coat of arms of the constable Anne de Montmorency is found at several places in the church. An apse is missing, the choir connects directly with the vertical facade wall ( chevet plat ) from. The Chevet plat, and the square tower on the aisle with the paired gathered like openings are more recent. A wrought iron cross on a Renaissance - base stands in the square up in front of the church. The building, which is a listed building since 1926, was renovated in the years 1967 to 1976 thorough.