Égly: history and sights
Served by: RER C.
Did you know?
Égly may derive from Latin aeglati, a 'fertile land surrounded by hedges' (to be taken with caution). Around 1200, Yolande de Coucy, lady of Égly and Boissy, gave communal land to both villages.
Anecdote
The bell tower of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul church, dating from the 13th century, is a listed historic monument.
Around Égly
- Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, 600 m away — Its 12th-century bell tower is listed as a historic monument.
- Château de Villelouvette, 1550 m away — A 19th-century château in the hamlet of Villelouvette, acquired by the commune of Montrouge in 1962.
- Lavoirs de l'Orge, 800 m away — Three former wash-houses line the Orge in the commune: route de Dourdan, rue du Moulin and Villelouvette.