Conches-sur-Gondoire ( French pronunciation: [kɔ̃ːʃ syʁ ɡɔ̃dwaːʁ] ) is a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie , in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France . It is roughly 13 miles (21 km) from Paris .
12-594: [REDACTED] Look up conches in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conches is the plural form of conch , a type of mollusk. It may also refer to: Places in France [ edit ] Conches-en-Ouche , a commune in the Eure département in northern France near Évreux Château de Conches-en-Ouche , a ruined castle in the commune of Conches-en-Ouche Conches-sur-Gondoire ,
24-626: A 32-acre (130,000 m ) park with a round pool and high trees (sequoias, cedars, plane trees). In Conches-sur-Gondoire, one of the remaining houses of the monastery belongs to French painter Maurice Boitel , who made numerous pictures in this village during the second half of the 20th century. During the sixties, his house was the meeting place for many painters, scientists, and musicians, including; Gabriel Deschamps, Pierre Gaillardot, Pierre Dejean, Maurice Faustino-Lafetat, Louis Vuillermoz, Albert Besson , Daniel du Janerand , and Françoise Ardré . The inhabitants are called Conchois . Schools serving
36-457: A Norman nobleman Isabel of Conches , wife of Ralph of Tosny William of Conches (c. 1090 – after 1154), French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand the bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of the classics and fostering empirical science Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches (c. 1218 – 1249 or 1250), French knight and a member of the Capetian House of Courtenay,
48-415: A cadet line of the royal House of Capet Félix-Sébastien Feuillet de Conches (1798-1887), French diplomat, journalist, writer and collector See also [ edit ] Conch (disambiguation) Conchs Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Conches . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
60-803: A commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region near Paris Conques , a former commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in the Midi-Pyrénées region, location of the famous abbey, now part of Conques-en-Rouergue People [ edit ] Raoul IV de Conches born Ralph de Tosny (before 1080 – 1126), a Norman nobleman Isabel of Conches , wife of Ralph of Tosny William of Conches (c. 1090 – after 1154), French scholastic philosopher who sought to expand
72-458: A ruined castle in the commune of Conches-en-Ouche Conches-sur-Gondoire , a commune on the Gondoire river in Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region near Paris Conques , a former commune in the Aveyron department in southern France, in the Midi-Pyrénées region, location of the famous abbey, now part of Conques-en-Rouergue People [ edit ] Raoul IV de Conches born Ralph de Tosny (before 1080 – 1126),
84-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages conches [REDACTED] Look up conches in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conches is the plural form of conch , a type of mollusk. It may also refer to: Places in France [ edit ] Conches-en-Ouche , a commune in the Eure département in northern France near Évreux Château de Conches-en-Ouche ,
96-453: The 12th century, and a Second Empire castle. Until 1993, Conches-sur-Gondoire was simply called Conches. The name of the river was added to distinguish it from Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy ( Eure department). During the middle-ages, Conches-sur-Gondoire consisted of a monastery located on the top of a slope, but during the so-called " Wars of Religion " of the 16th century, the closter and
108-478: The bounds of Christian humanism by studying secular works of the classics and fostering empirical science Peter of Courtenay, Lord of Conches (c. 1218 – 1249 or 1250), French knight and a member of the Capetian House of Courtenay, a cadet line of the royal House of Capet Félix-Sébastien Feuillet de Conches (1798-1887), French diplomat, journalist, writer and collector See also [ edit ] Conch (disambiguation) Conchs Topics referred to by
120-461: The conventual buildings were destroyed by a troop of Protestant soldiers. Nowadays remain the church (13th century), a Gothic cellar with column and capital, a square pond faced with stones, tombs and peasant cottages. The valley meadows and fields have not been approved for development. During the Second Empire , 19th century, the castle of Conches was built near the church. It is surrounded by
132-419: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conches&oldid=1016516864 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Conches-sur-Gondoire Its remarkable sights include a monastery church of
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