Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône-Liesse: history and sights
Served by: RER C, Transilien H.
Did you know?
The town's name joins Saint Ouen, adviser to Dagobert I and bishop of Rouen, with the 'Aumône', the district of the Saint-Lazare leper house in the 12th century; the station takes its own name from the Liesse stream.
Anecdote
Maubuisson Abbey, founded in 1236 by Blanche of Castile, was officially named Notre-Dame-la-Royale, but the name Maubuisson prevailed.
Around Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône-Liesse
- Abbaye de Maubuisson, 220 m away — A former Cistercian nunnery founded in 1236; its 13th-century buildings are listed historic monuments and it is now a contemporary art centre.
- Grange aux dîmes de Maubuisson, 1100 m away — An annexe of the abbey built in the mid-13th century, in the estate's park.
- Coulée verte du ru de Liesse, 300 m away — A pedestrian path along the Liesse stream and the Maubuisson ponds.