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Château De Grégy
The Château de Grègy is a château in Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre, Seine-et-Marne, France. The first château was built in 1620 by Antoine de Brennes; two towers remain. Antoine de Clairambault rebuilt the central portion at the beginning of the 19th century, and added wings connecting the tower of a former church to the main building. American decorator and architect Ogden Codman, Jr. owned the château in the 20th century, adding its entry pavilions. The château is situated along the river Yerres Yerres () is a commune in the Essonne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from Central Paris. Population Inhabitants are called ''Yerrois'' in French. Geography Yerres lies in the North-Eastern part of ..., and is reached via the Pont Saint-Pierre (17th century). External links Château de Grégy Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre Châteaux in Seine-et-Marne Monuments historiques of Seine-et-Marne {{France-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays, a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine " country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre
Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It was established on 1 January 1973 from the amalgamation of the communes of Évry-les-Châteaux and Grégy-sur-Yerre. '''' n° 0027, 1 February 1973, pp. 1245-1247. Population Inhabitants are called ''Évéryciens'' in French.See also * |
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its eastern half. In 2019, it had a population of 1,421,197.Populations légales 2019: 77 Seine-et-Marne INSEE Its is Melun, although both Meaux and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogden Codman, Jr
Ogden may refer to: Places Canada *Ogden, Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta *Ogden, Quebec, a small municipality in the Eastern Townships * Ogdensville, British Columbia or Ogden City, alternate names for gold rush-era Seymour Arm, British Columbia *Ogden, British Columbia, an unincorporated locality in the Bridge River Country of British Columbia * Ogden Point, a landmark breakwater, lighthouse and port facility in Victoria, British Columbia * Ogden, Nova Scotia England *Ogden, West Yorkshire United States *Ogden, Arkansas *Ogden, Illinois * Ogden, Indiana *Ogden, Iowa *Ogden, Kansas * Ogden, Missouri *Ogden, New York * Ogden, North Carolina * Ogden, Ohio *Ogden, Utah ''(The largest city with the name)'' **Ogden Central station * Ogden, West Virginia *Ogden Township, Michigan *Mount Ogden, Utah *Ogden Avenue, Chicago, Illinois *Ogden Theatre, Denver, Colorado *The Ogden, a condominium tower in Las Vegas, Nevada Rivers *River Ogden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom *Ogden Creek, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerres (river)
The Yerres () is a long river in northern France located in the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Essonne and Val-de-Marne (ÃŽle-de-France). It is a right tributary of the river Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat .... It flows into the Seine in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, a southeastern suburb of Paris. References Rivers of France Rivers of Seine-et-Marne Rivers of Essonne Rivers of Val-de-Marne Rivers of ÃŽle-de-France {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-Saint-Pierre
Pont-Saint-Pierre () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Eure department The following is a list of the 585 communes of the Eure department of France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French G ... References Communes of Eure {{LesAndelys-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
