Héricy: history and sights
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Did you know?
The former royal Cistercian abbey of Barbeau, founded by Louis VII in 1147, originally stood in Fontaine-le-Port but its site is now in the commune of Héricy.
Anecdote
Louis VII was buried at Barbeau on 19 September 1180; his tomb was destroyed by the sans-culottes in 1793.
Around Héricy
- Site de l'abbaye de Barbeau, 1500 m away — The site of a royal Cistercian abbey whose church was consecrated in 1178.