Villiers-sur-Marne-Le Plessis-Trévise: history and sights
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Did you know?
The Italian ring of Le Plessis-Trévise's name comes from Marshal Mortier, whom Napoleon made Duke of Treviso in 1808 and who settled in 1812 at the Château de La Lande, on the commune whose mayor he became.
Anecdote
Of the old Château de La Lande, razed in 1943, only the gate survives; a colossal statue of Marshal Mortier stands in the town hall garden.
Around Villiers-sur-Marne-Le Plessis-Trévise
- Grille du château de La Lande, 3000 m away — The only remnant of the château razed in 1943, adorned with the initials of its former owners.
- Château des Tourelles, 2600 m away — A château restored by Viollet-le-Duc, in a park with a pond, a small bridge and a dovecote.
- Fort de Champigny, 1550 m away — A 19th-century fort representative of the military architecture of its time, built to protect Champigny-sur-Marne.