Nézel-Aulnay: history and sights
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Did you know?
Nézel (Nezeel, c. 1205) is thought to be a diminutive of Noisy-le-Roi. Aulnay (Alnetum, 1120) comes from aulne, the alder: an alder grove. Joined to the royal domain in 1204, Aulnay answered to the chapter of Notre-Dame de Paris.
Anecdote
At Nézel, a two-arched stone bridge has spanned the Mauldre since 1758, built by Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny, lord of La Falaise. The dovecote of the old château also survives.
Around Nézel-Aulnay
- Église Saint-Blaise de Nézel, 1550 m away — A stone church of 1546, whose belfry holds two bells cast in 1884.
- Vieux Pont de Nézel, 1400 m away — A two-arched stone bridge over the Mauldre, built in 1758 by the lord of the manor Louis-Urbain Aubert de Tourny.
- Colombier du château de Nézel, 950 m away — A relic of Nézel's manor château.