Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche - Forêt de Marly: history and sights
Served by: Transilien L.
Did you know?
The Marly forest was once called the Cruye forest; you can still see the entrance to Joyenval abbey (13th c.) and the Saint-Michel cross, on the site of Chevaudeau abbey (12th c.).
Anecdote
The Domaine de la Bretèche, some fifteen hectares at the forest's edge, keeps an early-18th-century château.
Around Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche - Forêt de Marly
- Forêt de Marly, 600 m away — A royal forest marked by Louis XIV, with many paths starting at the station.
- Croix Saint-Michel, 1200 m away — A cross standing on the site of the former Chevaudeau abbey, in the forest.
- Domaine de la Bretèche, 3500 m away — An estate of about 18 hectares at the forest's edge, protected as a historic monument, with an early-18th-century château.