Juziers: history and sights
Served by: Transilien J.
Did you know?
The name, first recorded as Gisei (978), derives from Gaulish Gisacum, perhaps from a personal name, Gisos. In 978 Countess Letgarde ceded the land to a Chartres abbey, which founded a priory there in 987.
Anecdote
Saint-Michel church, a listed historic monument, has a mid-11th-century nave and a 12th-century choir; its central bell tower collapsed in 1753, damaging the transept.
Around Juziers
- Église Saint-Michel de Juziers, 1650 m away — The village church, protected as a historic monument.