Soisy-sur-Seine is a town in the Essonne region Île-de-France, about twenty kilometers south-east of Paris.
Its territory of 8.5 square kilometers is located on the right bank of the Seine whose course is the limit "is" the city and belongs to his half "is" in the vast forest of Senart (3 000 hectares).
In antiquity, is located a villa belonging to a Roman general named Sosius (who gave his name to the town), but it was not until the Revolution that the town was officially founded in 1793. It is called first Soisy -sous-Étiolles then becomes Soisy-sur-Seine in 1934.
Until then, the activity was agriculture (horticulture and viticulture) and from the seventeenth, the stone extraction millstone dopa demographics of the village.
It should however until the twentieth century that Soisy become a residential town (lots) near major urban centers. However, even if it has some 7200 inhabitants, heritage and environment obviously marked by the Senart forest make it a popular destination for walking enthusiasts.
In terms of heritage, the discovery of the small town can begin with the Notre Dame church, the choir, the oldest part dates from the thirteenth century. The building was the chapel of a castle destroyed in the nineteenth century before becoming the parish church. It is proven in any case a chapel dedicated to the Virgin was added in the seventeenth and the nave was consolidated in the early eighteenth and the bell tower erected at the same time. As for aisles and porch are the nineteenth century. The church houses an altarpiece of the fourteenth protected as historical monuments and one can observe elements related to the Lords: a stone evoking Gilles Malet (XV) and the epitaph of the tomb of Nicolas Bailleul, also Chancellor Anne of Austria, who died in 1652. It is true that the sovereign loved to hunt in the forest of Senart...
Many castles are also established on the common. As one belonging to General Leblond Saint-Hilaire who served Napoleon and is buried in the Pantheon. Built of stone and brick, the castle has retained a core dating from 1644. It is now occupied by the National Board of Veterans fighter who runs a retraining center. To see the castle of Chenevières, dating from the eighteenth century, which housed a time a rehabilitation center, which was bought by the city. Located in the center of Soisy, the area includes a nice 4-hectare park. Finally, the castle of the Grand Huntsman has also been acquired by the town. It benefits from its English park laid out in the nineteenth where are located a cave, a gazebo, ponds, a small temple... Games were installed recently. As for the noble building, restored, it houses the cultural center of the city (media, music conservatory and school of fine arts).
Note that with the name of the former lord Gilles Malet who was the first head of the Royal Library, from 1369 to 1411, the Louvre, the library offers regular events and exhibitions. Information +33 1 69 89 01 71.
Finally, to complete this round the heritage horizon, we still note the town hall (built in 1878 millstone) and the Marie Curie qu'occupèrent house and his descendants (the Joliot Curie).
then places the heritage "environmental" that reveals the true wealth Soisy-sur-Seine. Moreover, the banks of the Seine as areas of common belonging to the Senart Forest are listed as sensitive natural areas.
The forest, in fact, proves a wonderful space for lovers of walking and nature. Sénart that was popular in St. Louis who loved to come to hunt, and later his successors made it draw paths, like Louis XIV and Louis XV, during a hunting party, who had knowledge the future Marquise de Pompadour.
The forest of Senart also inspired many artists, painters and writers (Voltaire, Rameau, Delacroix, Edmond de Goncourt and Alphonse Daudet situa Soisy one of his works, while residing near Draveil, "Little Parish").
Today, over driveways, many landscapes succeed even within the forest, ponds, bogs, oak, chestnut rich areas or Scots pine. Some trees are more than a century old. Managed by the NFB all also a conservatory rich in terms of wildlife with deer, foxes or wild boars. An information center housed in a pheasant built under Louis XVI offers exhibitions, workshops, events and provides all information to enrich the forest walks. It is located on the border between the territory and Soisy Etiolles. Information +33 1 60 75 54 17.
Other routes accessible for some ATV borrow the banks of the Seine and may optionally join the forest. Maps and information +33 1 64 97 36 91.
It is also possible to choose to discover this environmental treasure via horseback riding. Contact Stables Soisy at +33 6 31 54 60 49.
As fishermen are also at the party with the Seine and its surroundings. Learn about the sites and regulation at +33 6 14 93 13 85.
Finally, for sports, noted that the local club has 7 outdoor courts, four mini tennis courts and 3 indoor courts. Booking information to a short +33 6 86 98 59 30 or to the clubhouse Wednesday and Saturday to +33 1 60 75 73 73.
