La Ferté-Alais () is a
commune in the
Essonne department
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in
ÃŽle-de-France in northern
France. It is south of
Paris. It used to be a fortress closing the access to the French royal estate from the Essonne valley, then became an industrial village with sand and stones. Its airfield (actually in
Cerny), hosts
a world-famous air show for vintage
World War I and
WWII aircraft and a museum of such aircraft.
It even has the aircraft (still airworthy) that
Louis Blériot
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot ( , also , ; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of th ...
used to cross the
English Channel in 1909.
Town name history
The town was known under the name Firmitas, Firmitas Aalipdis, Firmitas Adelaidis, Ferte in 1091, Firmitas Balduini, la Ferté Baudouin in the 12th century from the name of its lord in the 11th century, Feritas, Firmitas Aidelaidis around 1200, apud Feritatem Alisie in 1266, la Ferté Aales around 1263. The name La Ferte-Aleps appears in the Cassini maps and the final name of the commune is registered during its creation in 1793. It is possible to find the name La Ferté-Alaix and afterwards La Ferté-Alais in the law bulletin in 1801. But the final name will remain from 1845 onwards.
Population
Inhabitants of La Ferté-Alais are known as ''Fertois'' in French.
See also
*
La Ferté-Alais Air Show
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*
Communes of the Essonne department
References
External links
Official websiteNon-official website
*
Mayors of Essonne Association
Communes of Essonne
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