Suresnes-Mont-Valérien: history and sights
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Did you know?
From the 9th century the slopes of Mont-Valérien were covered in vines, and Suresnes wine made the town's reputation until the 18th century; a municipal vineyard still survives there.
Anecdote
The Mémorial de la France combattante, chosen and inaugurated by General de Gaulle on 18 June 1960, honours the Resistance fighters shot by the Germans at Mont-Valérien.
Around Suresnes-Mont-Valérien
- Mémorial de la France combattante, 700 m away — The Mont-Valérien memorial, the main place where the German army executed Resistance fighters; a ceremony is held there every 18 June.
- Cimetière américain de Suresnes, 400 m away — An American military cemetery on the slope of Mont-Valérien facing Paris, dedicated to soldiers who died in the two world wars.
- Musée d'histoire urbaine et sociale de Suresnes, 450 m away — Housed in the former Suresnes-Longchamp station, it traces the town's history and its inter-war social urbanism under Mayor Henri Sellier.