Chaville-Rive-Gauche: history and sights
Served by: Transilien N.
Did you know?
Attested around 800 as Inchadi villa, Chaville would be the 'estate of Inchadus'. Cativilla in 1129 then Chavilla in 1459 gradually produced the present name.
Anecdote
Chaville's Sainte-Bernadette church, built in 1961-62 in Saint-Maximin stone and raw concrete, is a candidate for the 'Patrimoine d'intérêt régional' label.
Around Chaville-Rive-Gauche
- Église Sainte-Bernadette, 900 m away — A church of 1961-62 with a Way of the Cross by Danièle Fuchs.
- Bois de Chaville, 600 m away — A wooded ridge between Chaville, Viroflay, Meudon and Ville-d'Avray.
- Forêt de Fausses-Reposes, 2300 m away — A 616-hectare protection forest bordering Chaville.