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Another dandy this is Triel sur Seine in my former Yvelines dept 78 of the Île de France region of my belle France. Again, pictures found in my cd rom vaults that should be in my blog for you and me, This is in the hilly quant town ,and worth the detour me think, Therefore, let me tell you a bit on this is Triel sur Seine !! Hope you enjoy the post as I

Triel sur Seine is a buckle land ends surrounded by the curveture of the Seine river as it moves towards Normandy just above Poissy not far from the A13 autoroute de Normandie. We took the D186/N186 by the Le Petit Marly up to Poissy crossed the Seine river and towards Triel sur Seine. You can take the A13 from Paris direction Rouen and get off exit/sortie 7 Orgeval take D154 road which becomes the D1 all direction Triel sur Seine.  It is only 35 km from Paris.  and 31 km from Versailles, and 483 km from my current home,

The pont suspendu or suspension bridge spans the Seine river in the town of Triel-sur-Seine. This bridge was opened in 1956 and replaced the first Triel suspension bridge, dating from 1838 and destroyed in June 1940. It is a self-anchored suspension bridge, meaning its suspension cables are not attached to the abutments but to structures fixed to the deck. It consists of three spans for a total length of 180 meters. The 10-meter-wide deck supports an 8-meter-wide roadway. Several times taken by yours truly and memories forever,

A bit of history tell us that the first bridge built to cross the Seine was opened in September 1838. It was a suspension bridge 163 meters long, consisting of three spans: a central span of 80 meters and two side spans of 40 meters. The wooden deck was 5.5 meters wide. This first bridge was rendered unusable in 1870 by the French military engineers, who blew up the span on the left bank during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War. The suspension bridge was repaired in June 1871 and the toll was reinstated. The toll was abolished on November 17, 1928. The bridge was again destroyed by the French military engineers on June 9, 1940, to slow the advance of the nazis army during the Battle of France. A ferry boat, operated by the Roads and Bridges Department, was put in place in 1943 and remained in service until 1956. Construction of the second suspension bridge began in the spring of 1951, with an opening planned for the end of 1953, but work was quickly halted. Work resumed in October 1955 and the official inauguration took place on October 21, 1956.

Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant was a French writer ,associated with Gustave Flaubert and Émile Zola, Guy de Maupassant left his mark on French literature with his six novels, including *Une Vie* (1883), *Bel-Ami* (1885), and *Pierre et Jean* (1887-1888), and especially with his short stories such as “Boule de Suif” (1880), *Contes de la Bécasse* (1883), and “Le Horla” (1887). Maupassant’s literary career was limited to a decade from 1880 to 1890 before he gradually succumbed to madness and died shortly before his forty-third birthday. Recognized during his lifetime, he retains a prominent reputation, further enhanced by the numerous film adaptations of his works, which are still broadcast today.

It was the Villa Stieldorf in Triel sur Seine by the chemin de halage, where Maupassant resided from 1881 to 1889 , Today a private property that I took a passing peek is where he found the villa where he would spend his summers and developed a passion for boating. A replica of his boat, “Madame,” was created by the Sequana association of Chatou, Guy de Maupassant will be depicted in the boat alongside two of his friends. At Villa Stieldorf, the writer worked, preferably in the mornings, daydreamed in the garden full of roses and strawberries, tended the garden, gathered kindling, rowed his boat “Madame,” and strolled along the towpath and in the surrounding area. “One morning at the end of May, Mr. de Maupassant took me to Triel; we were to choose a villa where we could spend part of the summer. It was at the very edge of Triel, near Vaux, that Monsieur found what he was looking for. The villa was nestled among the trees and faced the Seine; one side of the house bordered the towpath.” Excerpt from “Memories of Guy de Maupassant by François, his valet.”

A bit more on the history I like tell us that during the Carolingian era, Triel was part of the County of Meulan, which bordered both banks of the Seine from Poissy to Vernon and suffered from numerous Norman invasions. In 1097, the King of France, Louis VI the Fat, marched against the King of England, William Rufus, who had seized the fortress of Gisors and ravaged the County of Meulan. Triel is mentioned in 1221 in a charter of Philip Augustus granting it the status of a free town. From August 10 to 16, 1346, during Edward III’s military campaign, while English troops sacked Poissy and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the troops of the King of France were positioned on the plain of Triel. The English army feigned abandonment of Poissy and a march on Tours, and the French army pursued them towards Antony. Having rebuilt the bridge at Poissy, the English crossed the Seine, and passing through Carrières-sous-Poissy and Triel, which they pillaged and burned, they spread out and ravaged the Vexin region. By royal decree, the governor of Meulan, de la Chesnaye, summoned the population of the 38 parishes in the surrounding countryside, including Triel, to come and work on the fortifications and serve in guarding the town. In the 15-16C, the lords of Triel were the Coquerel family, and then in the 17C the lordship passed into the hands of the Brûlart family. Florimond I de Brûlart, Marquis of Genlis, Lord of Triel and Lieutenant of the Gendarmes of Orléans, resided there during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. While in exile in France, James II of England had a residence in Triel. Under the Ancien Régime (monarchy), Triel served as a coaching inn on the Caen-Paris route. In the 18C, the Triel estate was granted by the Crown to Jacques Brissart, Lord of Triel, Chanteloup, Évecquemont, and Thun, and then to Jean-Simon Brissart, commendatory abbot of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Martin de Nevers and Master of Requests to the Queen, who died in Paris on September 15, 1750. The Triel estate then passed into the possession of the Princess of Conti, granddaughter of the Regent and widow of Louis-François Conti.

At the end of the 18C, the house of the King’s advisor, Louis Parnajon, located in Pissefontaine, became a meeting place. Treilhard, one of the drafters of the French Civil Code, the Convention member Camus, and Tronchet, who agreed to participate in the defense of Louis XVI during his trial before the National Convention in December 1792 and January 1793, frequently met there. Also present were the writer, philosopher, and encyclopedist Diderot, the moralist Chamfort, the physician Cabanis, the novelist Trébillon fils, the sculptor Houdon, as well as the painters Joseph-Marie Vien, Carle Vernet, and Jacques-Louis David, the composer Jean-François Lesueur, and the actors and tragedians Lekain, who lived in Vaux, Mademoiselle Clairon, Talma, and others. In 1791, Chanteloup and Carrières were separated from the parish of Triel and established as separate towns, while Pissefontaine was incorporated into Triel. The town was occupied by Prussian troops from September 18, 1870, during the Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War, Triel became the residence of Octave Mirbeau and Paul Fort. The site inspired the painters Loiseau, Marquet, and Dunoyer de Segonzac.

The city of Triel sur Seine on its history/heritage: https://www.triel-sur-seine.fr/1493-histoire-et-patrimoine.htm

The Communauté Urbaine Grand Paris Seine & Oise gouv site on Triel sur Seine:   https://gpseo.fr/commune/triel-sur-seine

There you go folks, always something to see and this is off the beaten path site but worth the detour me think.  Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Triel-sur-Seine !! as I

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