This is Morainvilliers-Bures !!!

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I was looking in my cd rom vault and found me an older picture that for the memories’s sake need to have in my blog for you and me, This is not your usual tourist famous destination, but worth the detour ,and it brings many memories of passing and visiting this area of my former Yvelines !  Therefore, here is my take on this is Morainvilliers-Bures !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The village of Morainvilliers-Bures is located in the Yvelines department no 78 of the Île-de-France region of my belle France, Morainvilliers borders the towns/villages of Ecquevilly, Vernouillet, Chapet, Médan, Alluets-le-Roi, Villennes-sur-Seine, and Orgeval (see posts on most). The village is crossed by the D113 (formerly the N13) and the autoroute de Normandie A13 although there are no interchanges within the village. The village is 13 km from Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 3 km from Orgeval, 25 km from Versailles, and 478 km from my current town, We initially came from Versailles along the Bd du Roi to place de la Loi bear left onto Bd Saint Antoine, same Route de Saint Germain ,same Route de Versailles,or D186 road to connect with the A13 dir Rouen, get off at exit/sortie 7 Poissy bear left onto the D113 road or Route de Quarante Sous, and then bear right onto Rue de la Vall Maria to Morainvilliers place de l’église and church,

I must have been doing some of walk warrior mode in the village and found this nice picture that made me do this post, The Church Saint-Léger traditionally dated to the second quarter of the 12C, it has actually been extensively remodeled. Before the French revolution, it was adorned with four bells; today, only one remains, dating from 1500. It bears the name Léger, after the church’s owner. The coats of arms of the Lords of Morainvilliers and Maule can be found on the vault of the Chapelle de la Virgin and in the heart of the church. In 1787, a partition wall had to be built between the two aisles of the side nave due to a failing pillar. The bell, which dates from 1547, is one of the oldest in the Yvelines. Take the opportunity to admire the church, donated in 1083 by the Count of Meulan to the Bec-Hellouin Abbey. First, the entrance portal, surmounted by a niche housing a statuette. Then the side walls, punctuated by buttresses alternating with pointed arched bays. With a square plan, the bell tower dominates the north facade of the church, being itself composed of three levels. The nave, the choir and the aisle were built in the middle of the 15C where the Chapel of the Virgin was rebuilt in 1845 and 1846.

Other things to see here are the Church of Bures, from the 19C. Château de Bures, from the 19C, rebuilt in 1817 for Félix Gonse, bearing the arms of his family who already owned the property at the end of the Ancien Régime (monarchy). Château du Val Joli, rebuilt by Gabrielle Elluini in 1882. Château de Benainvilliers, from the 19C ,and the Château des Quesnot, from the 19C. Bear in mind most of these properties are private,

A bit of history tell us that the village of Morainvilliers seems to take its name from the small streams that have their source there. Morainvilliers was originally a lordship whose castle, located not far from the church, has now disappeared. The Morainvillier (no S) family was part of the king’s entourage towards the end of the 14C. This family made a prestigious alliance with the heiress of the barons of Maule around 1396. They were also lords of Mareil-sur-Mauldre and Montainville where they affixed their coat of arms to the keystones of the parish church. They formed numerous alliances with the families of Pincerais. Before the French revolution of 1789, Morainvilliers was part of the Marquisate of Ecquevilly and the Provostship of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. In 1843, Bures and Morainvilliers formed a single commune, shared by the Orgeval stream valley and the Quarante Sous road. Bures is located 3 km from Morainvilliers, on the other side of the Quarante Sous road. In the 17C, the inhabitants of the hamlet claimed to belong to one of the two villages of Orgeval and Morainvilliers. Being halfway between the two, disadvantages persisted. By a Royal Ordinance of June 27, 1843, Bures was attached to the village of Morainvilliers, so today Morainvilliers-Bures,.

The village of Morainvilliers-Bures on its heritage : https://www.morainvilliers-bures.fr/ma-commune/cadre-de-vie/ma-commune-cadre-de-vie-patrimoine/

The local Terre en Seine tourist office on Morainvilliers-Bures : https://www.terres-de-seine.fr/?s=Morainvilliers

There you go folks,I feel better now, to give credit to another nice spot in my world. An off the beaten path town of real France, that I appreciative of knowing them and remember well.  Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Morainvilliers-Bures !!! 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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