I am becoming sentimental again, and this is a town of memories on my road warrior mode in my belle France. I like to tell you a bit on the town of Les Loges en Josas. A passing memory but as everything in my blog, part of my life’s history that should be here. Therefore, this is my take on this is Les Loges en Josas !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.
The town of Les Loges-en-Josas is located in the Yvelines department no, 78 , in the Île-de-France region of my belle France, The nearest major roads are the D446, which leads to Versailles and Saclay, and passes through Jouy-en-Josas, on the northern edge of Les Loges; the D938 road, also leads to Versailles and to Châteaufort, and passes through , near the western edge of Les Loges; and the A86 autoroute ,and the N12 national road, which pass north of Jouy-en-Josas. The town is 3 km from Buc, and Jouy en Josas, 7 km from Versailles and 462 km from current home, Of course, we came from Versailles getting on Avenue de Paris turning right on Rue des Etats Généraux which continues on Rue des Chantiers passing the train station Chantiers on your right, continue turning right on Rue de la Porte de Buc or D939 road continue under the N12 highway ,the road becomes the Rue Louis Blériot or D938 road past the aqueduct of Buc (see post) and bear right onto Avenue Jean Casale continue to the corner of the monument Mirage IIIR N°306 de reconnaissance turing left here onto the Route des Loges which is the D120 road which in turn becomes the Rue de Buc into the town then bear right onto Rue de la Garenne on next roundabout turn right onto Rue de la Division Leclerc continue then turn left onto Rue Guy Mocquet right to the church,
In Les Loges en Josas, according to sources, a chapel dedicated to Saint Eustace was built in the 13C. This martyr, from the time of Trajan and Hadrian, is the patron saint of hunters, which explains why the forest community of the hamlet of Les Loges places itself under his protection. The chapel was later enlarged, but destroyed in the 17C and replaced by the current Church Saint Eustache in 1699. This church, subsequently renovated, consists of a single nave flanked by a square bell tower against the façade, which retains a 16C Renaissance doorway. Major work was carried out on the church in the last quarter of the 19C.
The Church Saint Eustache, constructed of millstone grit, consists of a single nave, ending in a flat apse, and flanked by a square bell tower integrated into the roof. The west façade has an exposed gable with a main door surmounted by an arched window. Inside, it has the polychrome statue of the Virgin and Child seated from the late 16C. The painting on canvas of an Entombment is an early copy from the 17-18C. Five stained-glass windows were installed in 1984-1985.
Other things to see here are the stone bridge known as the Austerlitz Bridge was built in 1805 on the road to Jouy. The building permit for this bridge was signed by Napoleon himself on the evening of the famous battle of December 2, 1805. The Château des Côtes, built of millstone grit between 1872 and 1875 ; the Oberkampf saga had repercussions for the town: two banker brothers, Jules and James Mallet, married Oberkampf’s two daughters, Laure and Émilie. Laure’s son, Alphonse Mallet, had the castle des Côtes built ; it straddles the border between Les Loges and Jouy. Since its entrance is in Les Loges, it is considered part of Les Loges en Josas, The château’s farm extended all around it, and a large portion of the agricultural land in Les Loges belonged to the Mallet family. Following the occupation of the château by the nazis during WWII, its owners sold it in 1950 to the Charité Maternelle de Paris (Maternal Charity of Paris), which converted it into a pediatric cardiology center. The Côtes Pediatric Center, which still exists, On the Grande Rue, is located the Fief du Renard, a small 17C castle with a medieval cellar. Another of Louis XIV’s passions was hunting. To prevent game from leaving his forests, he built a 43-km-long wall around the castle, 3 meters high and punctuated by 24 gates. Two of these gates remain in Les Loges: the Petit-Jouy Forest House and the Porte des Loges at the Garenne roundabout. In 1882, a wealthy heir, Hugues Krafft, returning from a long journey around the world and having fallen in love with Japan, bought 12 hectares of land in Les Loges n Josas where he built a beautiful villa surrounded by a Japanese garden. He named this magnificent property, surrounded by its extraordinary exotic garden, Midori-No-Sato , which translates as “hill of fresh greenery.” In 1935, the little paradise he had created was gradually overgrown. The current owners are trying to revive it, And the neighborhood has retained the name Midori.
A bit of history I like tell us that in April 1199, Walleran Vestrion gave to the Hospitallers of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem what he owned in Les Loges en Josas, along with the rights of justice and lordship. However,the first written mention of the village dates back to 1201, when Guy de Lévis was lord of Les Loges. In the 13C, a chapel dedicated to Saint Eustace, patron saint of hunters, was built. Les Loges-en-Josas acquired parish status in the 14C. The 17C saw the creation of Louis XIV’s Grand Hunting Park, whose perimeter wall, completed in 1685, runs through the town from the forester’s lodge to the gate of Les Loges. In 1675, the parish of Les Loges was attached to the Duchy of Chevreuse. Between 1684 and June 13, 1686, the Buc aqueduct was built, and an underground aqueduct crossing the town connects the Trou Salé and Villaroy ponds to the Buc aqueduct. The town was occupied by Prussians from September 20, 1870, to February 5, 1871. During the Great War or WWI, an ammunition depot was established in the Garenne woods. On August 24, 1944, a group from General Leclerc’s 2nd Armored Division, coming from Toussus-le-Noble, crossed Les Loges en Josas to reach Villacoublay airfield in order to participate in the liberation of Paris on August 25, 1944. The administrative reform of July 10, 1964, divided the former Seine-et-Oise department into five departments, including Yvelines dept 78, which the town would later become part of.
The poet François Villon was reportedly born in the village, according to some works in university records, and identified as François de Montcorbier, his real name, Villon being merely a pseudonym he used in his works. He was a French poet of the late Middle Ages. His Lais, a long poem written by a schoolboy, and his Testament, his masterpiece, were published as early as 1489.
The town of Les Loges en Josas on its heritage : https://www.mairieleslogesenjosas.fr/vie-pratique/lieux-de-culte/
The Yvelines dept 78 tourist office on Les Loges en Josas : https://www.destination-yvelines.fr/visites-et-decouvertes/les-loges-en-josas/
The local Vallée de la Biévre on Les Loges en Josas : https://www.valleedelabievre.fr/villes-et-villages-de-caractere/les-loges-en-josas/
There you go folks, as said my blog is my life’s history ,here is a bit more of it, An off the beaten path city of my belleFrance, worth the detour for the history of it, me think. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Les Loges en Josas !!! as I
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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