Isles-lès-Villenoy () is a
commune in the
Seine-et-Marne
Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the ÃŽle-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 ...
department in the
ÃŽle-de-France
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region
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in north-central
France
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.
Demographics
Inhabitants are called ''Insuvilais''.
History
Isles-lès-Villenoy has existed at least since the
Merovingian period, and according to legend,
Charles the Simple
Charles III (17 September 879 – 7 October 929), called the Simple or the Straightforward (from the Latin ''Carolus Simplex''), was the king of West Francia from 898 until 922 and the king of Lotharingia from 911 until 919–923. He was a memb ...
had a castle there. The village became significant when a toll bridge over the river
Marne was built in 1839. At that point, the town became a holiday destination. In 1924, Isles-lès-Villenoy was attached to the
canton of Meaux.
See also
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References
External links
1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)
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Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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