Sartrouville: history and sights
Served by: RER A, Transilien L.
Did you know?
Its name is thought to come from the Latin 'Sartoris villa', the 'clearer's house', a reminder of the first farmland clearings here.
Anecdote
Sartrouville station has existed since 1843, on the Paris–Le Havre line.
Around Sartrouville
- Église Saint-Martin, 1700 m away — A Romanesque gem whose foundation is said to date from 1009, listed as a historic monument in 1933; it is the town's only listed historic monument.
- Château de la Vaudoire (hôtel de ville), 700 m away — A 13th-century château that became the town hall in 1924; Léon Fontaine, a friend of Maupassant, bought it in 1867.
- Théâtre de Sartrouville – Centre dramatique national, 600 m away — A theatre-making house with the 'Centre dramatique national' label, with a main hall of 830 seats.