Municipality of Yvelines, Vaux-sur-Seine takes place in the heart of the Regional Natural Park of French Vexin, in Greater Paris. It is located along the Seine, not far from Boisemont, Vernouillet or Verneuil-sur-Seine.
Inhabited since the Palaeolithic, the territory of Vaux-sur-Seine was established as a village around the year 250 under the Roman impulse. The town subsequently developed over the centuries, in particular thanks to its exploitation of gypsum between the 16th and 20th centuries and its manufacture of earthenware and porcelain at the end of the 18th century.
Today a residential community, Vaux-sur-Seine attracts visitors with its rich architectural heritage and pleasant surroundings.
Listed as a Historic Monument, the Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church is one of the architectural jewels of Vaux-sur-Seine. Originally built in the middle of the 12th century, it has retained a Romanesque portal from this period, and was completely remodeled at the end of the 12th century, becoming a Gothic building. Of great stylistic homogeneity, the church reveals a semicircular chevet ending in a nave flanked by two vaulted side aisles. Strongly affected by the Hundred Years War, it has undergone several transformations over the centuries.
Also listed as a Historic Monument, the Château de Vaux was erected in the 16th century and modified in the 19th century. Located not far from the church, it also benefits from the Maison des Illustres label. In the 19th century, it was in fact the property of the sculptor Carlo Marochetti, author of the bas-relief representing the battle of Jemappes on the Arc de Triomphe and the tomb of Vincenzo Bellini at Père-Lachaise. The building, located in the heart of an eleven-hectare estate with belvederes, vegetable garden and wooded park, has seen many illustrious people pass by, such as Camille Saint-Saëns, Sully Prudhomme and Gioachino Rossini.
While strolling through the city, don't miss to admire the Pavillon d'Artois at 187 Grande-Rue, the Saint-Nicaise wash house or the Villa La Martinière. Former municipal library, the latter reveals parts of the 19th century created by the architect Lucien Roy, as well as paintings by Alphonse-Alexis Morlot.
To make the most of sunny days, head to the marina and the landscaped banks of the Seine.
