Sevran-Beaudottes: history and sights
Served by: RER B.
Did you know?
Named after the Beaudottes district, which owes its name to Jean Beaudot, the first farmer and owner of these lands in the 16th century.
Anecdote
The Sevran-Livry national powder works, opened in 1873 and closed in 1973, once employed the chemist Alfred Nobel; it is now a forest park.
Around Sevran-Beaudottes
- Parc forestier de la Poudrerie, 2900 m away — A former national powder works turned into a vast forest park crossed by the Canal de l'Ourcq; its industrial remains are listed as historic monuments.
- Musée de la Poudrerie, 2800 m away — Opened in 1982, it tells the story of the Sevran-Livry powder works.
- Canal de l'Ourcq, 2400 m away — Dug on Napoleon's orders from 1803, it runs through the Poudrerie park.