Ablon: history and sights
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Did you know?
Ablon-sur-Seine was originally just Ablon; 'sur-Seine' distinguishes it from its namesake in Calvados. The name may come from the Germanic personal name Abilo (a hypothesis). In 1243 the patronage of Ablon's chapel passed to the abbey of Saint-Victor in Paris.
Anecdote
Around 1601-1603, Henri IV authorised a Protestant temple at Ablon, drawing Parisian Huguenots until a temple closer to Paris opened at Charenton in 1606.
Around Ablon
- Tour du Châtel, 350 m away — The only remnant of the medieval castle, this tower was raised in 1348 by Jacques de Pacy, facing the Seine.
- Écluse d'Ablon, 1300 m away — The only lock in the Essonne département on the Seine, with two side chambers and a central weir.
- Temple protestant d'Ablon, 500 m away — After the Edict of Nantes a temple was built here around 1601-1603, large enough for over a thousand worshippers coming from Paris.