Viroflay-Rive-Gauche: history and sights
Served by: RER C, Transilien N.
Did you know?
Viroflay is bordered to the north by the Fausses-Reposes forest and to the south by the Meudon forest; its name is thought to come from a certain Offlenus, who became the lord Villoflein in the 13th century.
Anecdote
The 'monstrueux de Viroflay' is a spinach variety once grown here, which gave its name to the Viroflay omelette (spinach, ham, Gruyère).
Around Viroflay-Rive-Gauche
- Église Saint-Eustache, 650 m away — A former royal chapel built between 1519 and 1543, adorned by Louis XIV and his successors.
- Pavillon Saint-Vigor, 500 m away — A pavilion protected as a historic monument, home to Louis XV's foster brother.
- Église Notre-Dame-du-Chêne, 400 m away — A 1960s church with a roof shaped like an upturned boat hull.