Maisons-Alfort-Alfortville: history and sights
Served by: RER D.
Did you know?
Maisons comes from Medieval Latin 'mansiones', the houses; Alfort is thought to be a corruption of a manor of 'Hereford', which became Harefort, Hallefort and then Alfort.
Anecdote
Honoré Fragonard, cousin of the painter, left 'écorchés' (flayed figures), including a rider on his horse, displayed in the veterinary school's museum.
Around Maisons-Alfort-Alfortville
- Musée Fragonard, 650 m away — One of France's oldest museums, founded in 1766: Honoré Fragonard's écorchés, including a rider on his horse.
- École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, 750 m away — The world's second veterinary school, after Lyon, open to the public during Heritage Days.
- Fort de Charenton, 1200 m away — A fort built from 1841 to 1845, since 1959 home to the command of the Gendarmerie nationale's schools.