Andrésy, commune in Yvelines, France
Andrésy is a small commune in the Yvelines department located where the Seine and Oise rivers meet. The town features quiet streets lined with stone and brick buildings, traditional tiled roofs, and modest front gardens throughout its residential areas.
During Roman times, Andrésy served as an important military base with a fleet called the Classis Anderitianorum that monitored river crossings and the nearby city of Lutèce, now Paris. In the Middle Ages, King Clovis granted the land to the Church of Paris, which controlled it until the French Revolution.
The name Andrésy comes from Roman times and refers to the ancient fleet that was stationed here to oversee river navigation. The town preserves this connection to its past through its coat of arms, which features a Roman galley and reminds visitors of this maritime heritage.
The town is accessible by train approximately thirty kilometers west of Paris and can be reached from the capital in less than thirty minutes. Visitors can find local shops, parking areas along the riverbanks, and walking paths through quiet streets and green spaces.
The town's coat of arms displays a Roman galley alongside two gold crosses and flowers, representing both its ancient military history and the church's long control of the land. These symbols were officially approved only in 1948, visually connecting two major periods of the town's past in a single emblem.
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