Montereau: history and sights
Served by: Transilien R.
Did you know?
Montereau-Fault-Yonne owes its name to its position at the confluence: 'fault' comes from 'faillir', because the Yonne falls into the Seine here.
Anecdote
On 10 September 1419, Burgundy's Duke John the Fearless was assassinated on the Montereau bridge; tradition holds that his sword rests in the collegiate church.
Around Montereau
- Collégiale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Loup, 180 m away — A collegiate church built for a chapter of nine canons founded in 1195, listed in 1908, whose first building dates from the 12th century.
- Statue équestre de Napoléon Ier, 600 m away — A bronze in the middle of the Confluence bridge, recalling the Battle of Montereau of 18 February 1814, one of the Emperor's last victories.
- Parc du château de Surville, 1200 m away — The former château park on the heights, with a view over the confluence of the Seine and the Yonne.