Villiers-le-Bâcle

Villiers-le-Bâcle

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Name of inhabitants: Villebâclais.

Area: 603 hectares.

Population: 1 156 inhabitants.

Villiers-le-Bâcle date from the Gallo-Roman. The origin of the name "Villar" which means "village" defined very well.

Until the mid 20th century, the village Villiers-le-Bâcle was known for growing strawberries and violets. The charm of the village has attracted a Japanese artist of world renown, Leonard Fujita, lovers of France, converted to Catholicism. He lived in Villiers 1960 until his death in 1968. His house was his workshop became a place of memory property of the department of Essonne, it can be visited today.

The Chateau de Villiers, private property, antique Louis XIII, is surrounded by a large park of 40 hectares. A network of footpaths, including the GR 11 crosses the town along the gutter of the woods and passes along two former mills: New mill, the mill of vassals.

The educational farm in Bel Air, permanent center for environmental education, welcomes students from nearby schools during school time, and introduces children to the lives of animals, cultivation, gardening or baking bread.

• The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception: the original chapel of the 13th century, of which only the tower, gives way to a building rebuilt in about 1845 grit. Inside the church is a tombstone limestone, engraved, dated 1269. Beneath it was based Jean Esquire of The Neighbors represented in armor. The vault has a curious decoration work of a priest of the 19th century. Its cemetery, with its unique situation and the provision of headstones, including hosts the tomb of the painter Leonard Foujita.
• The house-painter's studio Foujita: the 18th century, this house for two families of workers or growers, working on large farm (now called "Farm Vandame"). In 1959, the painter Foujita who buys the house and installed his studio upstairs. In it you can find a beautiful mural dating from 1965 for the period of religious painter, then converted to Catholicism.
• The Chateau de Villiers: built for Michael Lucas, secretary of Louis 13th (which we find the family crest in the Notre-Dame), this castle is made of two pavilions in the garden wing and two others facing the court. The castle is open on time this year.
• The laundry: Located on Route de Gif, along the "swamp Valley Bonnard, this millstone in laundry and wood was powered by a small stream from the castle and regulated by a sluice.
• The castle of Barrere: This extravagant building, built in the late 19th century, combines grit, flint, rubble and plaster. He was born influences of neo-Gothic, neo-Moorish, neo-Louis 16th and Art Deco. Originality in a rural setting that does not pass unnoticed. Private property. Not open to visitors.
• The educational farm in Bel Air: between fields and forest, this firm offers public and educational discovery of various animals and, through workshops, a playful approach to nature (making candles, animal feeding, clothing d a herbarium?). Open to the public year round. Inquiries +33 1 69 41 18 42.
• The large farm called "Farm Vandame" attested in the 17th century, it has an outer wall with buttresses and arched door in sandstone. Important building with a large yard, it still represents what rural life over the centuries. Before 1939 it included a distillery and a herd of cattle and sheep imported. Currently, the property grows corn, wheat, peas, oil seeds and seeds of herbaceous plants.

Monday 4 June Day Night Min. 11°C - Max. 19°C

Tuesday 5 June Day Night Min. 5°C - Max. 16°C

Wednesday 6 June Day Night Min. 12°C - Max. 17°C

Au Normand   8.5 Chevreuse At the heart of the Chevreuse Valley, discover traditional cuisine Ouu everything is done by us. Salmon and duck stock is home, truffled foie gras, confit and even bread is homemade.... Located 6.7 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle From 15 € to 35 € per person

Resto'Théâtre Fontenay-le-Fleury The Resto'Théâtre open every day except Monday for lunch and dinner in the Theatre de Fontenay to eat a variety of pancakes, but also a day of lunch meat. Its ambience and decor will... Located 14.6 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle From 10 € to 20 € per person

Delices creoles Longjumeau Small deli Caribbean and Creole. Take away or consumption on the premises from Tuesday to Saturday from 19h to 22h30 with compulsory reservation by phone. Located 14.6 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle From 15 € to 25 € per person

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Les Chambres de Sacaly   Saclay Véronique and Pierre Brandeis welcome you all year long in their lovely house in the heart Essonne. Friendliness, warmth, authenticity, all combine to make their bed and breakfast a... Located 3.5 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle 75 € the double room

Le Cottage - Chambres d'hôtes en Essone     9.7 Bures-sur-Yvette Le Cottage - Bed and Breakfast and Table d'Hôtes - Welcome in our family's house with garden, all the year, in Bures sur Yvette, in valley of Chevreuse, south of Paris near Versailles.... Located 4.6 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle From 65 € to 70 € the double room

Le Petit Nailly     9.3 Magny-les-Hameaux Le Petit Nailly, a beautiful ancient stone barn, is delighted to welcome you to the edge of the Regional Park of the Chevreuse Valley in Romainville, which is one of the 7 hamlets of... Located 6.6 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle From 75 € to 92 € the double room

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Studio au calme à 10mn de Paris   10 Meudon Facing the gardens of the Observatoire de Meudon, very nice studio of 30 m² on the 3rd floor of a house of character, Villa Calypso, a former boarding house in the 19th century. Panoramic... Located 12.2 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle 450 € per week

Villa Estany La Verrière The Canopy Villa de l'Estany, on the edge of the Upper Chevreuse Valley, Yvelines, New apartment on the 1st floor of a house in a landscaped garden (600 m ²) with terrace, veranda and... Located 12.7 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle 270 € per week

La Maraîchère   10 La Ville-du-Bois Very close to Paris, in a very old village of gardeners, my apartment is at the heart of this village in the center but very calme. La house dates from the French Revolution. It is... Located 12.8 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle 360 € per week

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Beauvillage de paris     9.4 Villiers-sur-Orge 20 km from Paris Gare a 700 m in 20 minutes betting center in a park near shops. Located 15.3 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle

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Novotel Saclay      8.1 Saclay Novotel Saclay is a completely renovated hotel in a green setting close to Paris and the Chevreuse Valley. Cycling, swimming pool, tennis, table tennis and mini-golf are available for... Located 3.5 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle Room from 62 €

Residhome Bures La Guyonnerie      7.6 Bures-sur-Yvette Residhome Bures La Guyonnerie is located in a natural forest environment in the Chevreuse Valley. It offers studio apartments with free Wi-Fi internet access. The apartments are equipped... Located 3.8 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle Room from 60 €

Appart'City Magny     7.7 Magny-les-Hameaux Located in Magny-Les-Hameaux and surrounded by Parc Naturel régional de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse, this hotel has stylish apartments and studios with fully equipped kitchenette with... Located 3.9 km from Villiers-le-Bâcle Room from 50 €

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