Lavilletertre: history and sights
Served by: Transilien J.
Did you know?
Villa terrici (1220), then villa in colle (1262): the 'tertre' is the mound overlooking the Viosne, probably an old castle motte. A fortress stood there in the 12th century, taken and partly destroyed in 1418.
Anecdote
Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité church, built around 1140-1170, Romanesque outside and Gothic inside, has been a listed historic monument since 1862.
Around Lavilletertre
- Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité, 600 m away — A church built between 1140 and 1170, Romanesque outside and Gothic inside, listed in 1862.
- Château de Saint-Cyr, 1300 m away — A 17th-18th-century château incorporating the keep of a medieval fortress, listed in 1969.
- Pierre Fritte, 2500 m away — A 2.70 m menhir that legend credits to Gargantua.