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Le Plessis-Robinson is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris
Paris

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, France
France

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. It is located . (6.5 miles) from the center of Paris
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sis was first mentioned in 839 located next to Châtenay
Châtenay-Malabry

Ch?tenay-Malabry is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.8 km from the Kilometre Zero.The commune includes the valley la vall?e aux loups with green forests and pretty houses including the estate of French writer Fran?ois-Ren? de Chateaubriand....
 (Latin: Castanetum).

Plessiacus became Plessis-Raoul in 1250.

The first Château de Plessis was built in 1412 by Jean de La Haye
Jean de La Haye

Jean de La Haye was a French Franciscan preacher and Biblical scholar....
 or Piquet de la Haye. Charles Levassuer, adviser to the king and controller of finances but the seniority of the Plessis-Piquet in 1663.






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Le Plessis-Robinson is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (6.5 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

History

Plessis was first mentioned in 839 located next to Châtenay
Châtenay-Malabry

Ch?tenay-Malabry is a commune in France in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.8 km from the Kilometre Zero.The commune includes the valley la vall?e aux loups with green forests and pretty houses including the estate of French writer Fran?ois-Ren? de Chateaubriand....
 (Latin: Castanetum).

Plessiacus became Plessis-Raoul in 1250.

The first Château de Plessis was built in 1412 by Jean de La Haye
Jean de La Haye

Jean de La Haye was a French Franciscan preacher and Biblical scholar....
 or Piquet de la Haye. Charles Levassuer, adviser to the king and controller of finances but the seniority of the Plessis-Piquet in 1663. In financial difficulties, Louis XIV
Louis XIV of France

Louis XIV ruled as List of French monarchs and of King of Navarre. He ascended the throne a few months before his fifth birthday, but did not assume actual personal control of the government until the death of his prime minister , the Italians Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661....
 sold the castle and the grounds in 1682. Pierre de Montesquiou repurchased the field in 1699, he was buried in 1725 in the castle. The first mayor of Plessis Antoine Moullé was elected in 1790.

The commune of Le Plessis-Raoul was renamed Le Plessis-Liberté in 1793. It was renamed Le Plessis-Piquet in 1801.

Jaime Odier became the mayor of Le Plessis-Piquet from 1829 to 1831.

In 1845, it created Le grand Robinson in 1848.

In 1854, Louis Hachette bought the castle and the grounds (currently Parc Henri Sellier and the city gardens). He later became the mayor of Le Plessis-Piquet and a city councillor.

In 1905, the commune of Le Plessis-Piquet was officially renamed Le Plessis-Robinson.

Transport

Le Plessis-Robinson is not served by the Paris Métro, RER, or the suburban rail network. The closest station to Le Plessis-Robinson is Robinson station on Paris RER line B
RER B

The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Robinson and Saint-R?my-l?s-Chevreuse to A?roport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye ...
. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Sceaux
Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine

Sceaux is a commune in France in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.7 km from the Kilometre Zero....
, .(0.9 miles) from the town center of Le Plessis-Robinson.

Sites of interest

  • Château park


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