Maule: history and sights
Served by: Transilien N.
Did you know?
Recorded as 'Manlia' in 1224, the name of Maule is, according to Jacques Tréton, of Gaulish origin and tied to that of the river Mauldre: a 'port on the river that crosses the great road'. Maule was a barony from the Middle Ages.
Anecdote
Saint-Nicolas church, listed in 1883, has an 11th-century crypt, said to be one of the largest in Île-de-France, and a 36 m Renaissance bell tower built in 1547.
Around Maule
- Église Saint-Nicolas de Maule, 800 m away — Maule's parish church, protected as a historic monument.