Livry-sur-Seine: history and sights
Served by: Transilien R.
Did you know?
Livry-sur-Seine spreads over a hill once planted with vines, between river and forest; its Saint-Étienne church is mentioned as a parish church as early as 1206.
Anecdote
From 1943, the park of the Château de Livry was used to store German ammunition.
Around Livry-sur-Seine
- Parc de Livry, 850 m away — A 19-hectare park straddling Livry-sur-Seine and Chartrettes, with remains of the 17th-century château and ponds.
- Église Saint-Étienne, 1350 m away — A parish church mentioned from 1206, re-established as a parish in 1865.
- Ancien château de Livry, 900 m away — A 17th-century château remodelled in the 19th, occupied by Dominican nuns since the 1950s then by the Chemin Neuf community since 1997.