La Ferté-Alais, Commune in Essonne department, Île-de-France, France.
La Ferté-Alais covers approximately 14.55 square kilometers in the Essonne department, located 52 kilometers south of Paris, with elevations ranging from 53 to 142 meters above sea level.
The town underwent various name changes throughout history, including Firmitas, Firmitas Aalipdis, and Ferte in 1091, before officially adopting the name La Ferté-Alais in 1845 during administrative reorganization.
The commune maintains a rich cultural tradition centered around its historic aviation heritage, celebrating annual vintage aircraft shows and preserving military aviation history from World Wars I and II.
The municipality has approximately 3,800 residents known as Fertois, operates under Mayor Mariannick Morvan since 2020, and offers tourist facilities related to its Cerny airfield and aviation museum.
The Cerny airfield houses a museum dedicated to historical military aircraft, including a plane used by Louis Blériot, the pioneering aviator who crossed the English Channel in 1909.
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