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Soisy sur École

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Essonne

Canton
  
Milly-la-Forêt

Area
  
11.52 km²

Region
  
Île-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Évry

Intercommunality
  
Vallée de l'École

Local time
  
Saturday 10:21 PM

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 50% Humidity

Soisy-sur-École is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 44 kilometres (27 mi) southeast of Paris. Inhabitants of Soisy-sur-École are known as Soiséens.

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Map of Soisy-sur-%C3%89cole, France

Origin of village name

Known under the name of Sosio between 1108–1120, from Sosiaco around 1140, and Soisiacum around 1350. The place was called Soisiacum juxta scolam in 1118. The commune was created in 1793 under the name of Soisy sur Ecolle. The name was introduced in the law bulletin in 1801.

Famous people from the village

  • Marcel Jeanjean (1893–1973), illustrator died there
  • Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002), artistic painter and sculptor lived there

    • Architectural heritage

  • Soisy-sur-École streets are narrow, sinuous and surrounded by stoneware houses.
  • Soisy-sur-École is surrounded with small farms. Montaquoi is located on a mound. It is a little hamlet within the village. It is basically a huge farm and house closed to it. It is a place out of time and appreciated by television producers who chose it as a background.
  • Saint Aignan church is dated from 10th century. It was refurbished in the 1980. Its stained glass window with warm colors give a spiritual and warm feeling to its visitors.
  • The glassmaking art is culturally attractive place from Soisy-sur-École. Glassworker masters and other glassblower make high quality products.

    • References

    Soisy-sur-École Wikipedia
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