Nogent-Le Perreux: history and sights
Served by: RER E.
Did you know?
Nogent comes from the Latin 'Novigentum', the 'new settlement'; an 800-metre viaduct with 34 arches marked the boundary with the Le Perreux estate, which became an independent commune in 1887.
Anecdote
The guinguettes on the banks of the Marne were born in 1859 with the Bastille line, from which thousands of Parisians came down to Nogent every Sunday.
Around Nogent-Le Perreux
- Pavillon Baltard, 350 m away — The last surviving pavilion of Paris's Les Halles designed by Victor Baltard, rebuilt in Nogent in 1976 and listed as a historic monument in 1982.
- Orgue Christie, 1500 m away — The historic organ of the Gaumont-Palace cinema, installed in the Pavillon Baltard since 1980.
- Bords de Marne et pont de Nogent, 1000 m away — A ferry made the crossing until the late 19th century; the present bridge dates from the mid-1960s.