Mondreville
Mondreville, a historic village in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, lies 51 km from Melun and 18 km from Nemours. Situated near Château-Landon, it is the region’s southernmost village. The discovery of a prehistoric stone polisher in the early 20th century highlights human presence dating back to ancient times. This artifact is housed in a Mantes-la-Jolie museum.
Mondreville is first recorded in Saint-Germain-des-Prés Abbey records in the 10th century. By 1066, Gaston de Mondreville donated the village church to Coulombs Abbey. The village later endured upheaval during conflicts between King Philip Augustus of France and Richard the Lionheart, with English forces burning it in 1188. The Montmorency family held Mondreville in the 13th century, then passed through various noble families over the centuries.
Notable events include Henri IV’s passage in 1590 after the Battle of Ivry and Prussian troops nearly burning the village in 1870, an incident resolved when the mayor provided the required requisitioned items.
Mondreville’s feudal ties included the powerful Marquisate of Bréval, and pre-Revolution, it was part of the Mantes election district under Paris jurisdiction. By the early 18th century, Mondreville had ties with François-Joseph-Paul, Marquis de Grasse-Tilly, a French hero of the American Revolutionary War.