This is Courson-Monteloup !!!

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We have walked in the area and would like to have an imprint in my blog on the wonderful towns of my belle France, There is so much to see , doing my best, and found me pictures that will do in other post as this one will leave as an introduction in my black and white series, no pictures, The pictures are old ,so the quality may not as good but the memories are forever, Therefore, here is my take on this is Courson-Monteloup  !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of Courson-Monteloup is located in the dept of Essonne No 91 in the Île-de-France region of my belle France. This is a very small village of 600 inhabitants, It is 32 km from Paris, 13 km from Dourdan, 19 km from Etampes, 32 km Milly-la-Forêt, 31 km from Versailles,and 442 km from my current house, The way to get here from my former town is by the A86 autoroute/highway, exit/sortie, Vélizy-Villacoublay ,dir Chartres/Orléans on RN118 road, then exit “Les Ulis/Chartres by RN”; Follow the “château et parc de Courson” sign. Do read my future post on the Domaine de Courson from the 16C!

A bit of history of the village tell us that in the Middle Ages, the territory was occupied by various hamlets constituting several distinct fiefs and lordships: Cincehours , Monteloup and Launay-Courçon (current location of the Gloriette). Cincehours: At the time when the druids picked the guy in the nearby forests. Monteloup: evocative of the wolf bands which held advice on the mound of Mont au Loup. The lords of Cincehours and Monteloup are mentioned in an act dated 1468 and there have not been some certain dates or older acts despite the very previous existence of these lordships. In 1515, Geoffroy le Maïtre, provost of Montlhéry, appeared as the lord of these lands. His son, Gilles, succeeds him; Advocate General, he became president of the Parliament of Paris in 1551. The chapel, which he built in the Cincehours courtyard in 1543, was erected as a parish church in 1559 having regard to the distance from the inhabitants compared to that of Briis on which they depend. This new parish church is consecrated under the terms of the Nativity, the Blessed Virgin and Saint Claude. A chaplain is installed there and, in return for an annuity, must say the offices usual task of the priests’ spring at the time. This is probably the origin of the school in Courson-Monteloup. In 1655, the land was bought by Balthazar de Fargues, responsible for supplying the fort of Hesdin. enriched with embezzlement and prosecuted for his crimes, he was executed in 1665, and his property was confiscated. In 1667, Louis XIV donated the land of Courson to Guillaume de Lamoignon, the first president of the parliament of Paris, and erected it by letters patents of 1670 as a bill of Launay-Courson, named after the little fief already owned by the Lamoignon family in the middle of the 16C. In 1775, the descendants sold the estate to Dupleix de Bacquencourt, which was guillotined under the terror. His daughter marries the count of Montesquiou-Fezensac. His son -in -law is General Arrighi of Casanova, Duke of Padua, in the family of which the domain has since remained. By decree of the President of the French Republic, the town took the name of Courson-Monteloup in 1882.

The town of Courson-Monteloup on its heritage : https://courson-monteloup.fr/decouvrir-courson-monteloup/patrimoine/

There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my belle France, driving all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on this is Courson-Monteloup as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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