Villeneuve-Saint-Georges: history and sights
Served by: RER D.
Did you know?
Its name comes from the Latin 'villa nova', the 'new house', completed by Saint George after his relics arrived in 858; the place belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Anecdote
Until 2006, the SNCF sorted freight trains here on a 200-hectare site.
Around Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
- Église Saint-Georges, 600 m away — A listed historic church with a remarkable bell tower, in the heart of the town.
- Le pont de Villeneuve, 450 m away — A bridge crossing the railway tracks, with the hillside in the background.
- Ancien triage de Villeneuve, 2000 m away — A former great railway marshalling yard of 200 hectares, closed to freight sorting in 2006.