Ablon-sur-Seine is an urban commune located some 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the south-east of the centre of Paris immediately to the east of Orly Airport.
As it is an urban commune there are numerous roads in the commune with the most important being the D266 going north to the Centre de Finances Publiques and the D29 / D246 / D2498 which run west to east along the south of the commune parallel with the Seine.
Ablon railway station
The main railway from the Gare d'Austerlitz to Bordeaux runs south-west through the commune, and Ablon station is served by regional express trains on (RER) Line C.[4]
The Seine river forms the whole southern border of the commune. The whole of the western border and the Seine are also the border between the Val-de-Marne and Essonne departments. There is no bridge from the commune across the Seine.[4]
History
Ablon-sur-Seine is situated 4 leagues from Paris, that is 10 km (6 mi).
Henri IV, by the Edict of Nantes in March 1598, allowed Protestants to practice their faith outside the walls of Paris. He authorized the construction of a Protestant church at Ablons.[5]
The town was served by a water taxi service to Paris at the beginning of the 20th century
The economic activity Ablon has always been linked to the river but a cropping part of its economy was favoured by its loamy soils. It has been traditionally a residential commune, with the urban area mainly residential.
Heraldry
Arms of Ablon-sur-Seine
Blazon:
Azure, a fesse wavy of argent charged with 3 bleak fish sable in bend accompanied in chief by an escarbuncle in Or and in base a vine-branch leaved one, fructed one, leaved one all the same.
Senator, President of the Senate (1968-1992), Interim President of France (1969 & 1974), President of Association of Mayors of France, President of the EU
The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (1842) is registered as an historical monument.[37] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
A Painting: Christ before the Sanhedrin (16th century)[38]
A Tombstone for Philippe de Douzonville (1458)[39]
There is one private school called Sacré-Cœur (Sacred Heart), which serves preschool through junior high school.[49]
Cultural events and festivals
From 2001 to 2008, Ablon has organised various cultural events. An independent association, It was once Ablon, organised these events to enable people to experience the history of the town and its inhabitants arouse a community spirit in Ablon people. Some events have left their mark on the town including the grand historical rally with themes such as "Discovering neighbourhoods", "the old trades of Ablon", "a Castle Mystery", etc..
Other cultural activities include the festival "Your Neighbours Have Talent", which hosted painters, sculptors, photographers, and musicians from the region. This festival also hosted young artists from the National Conservatory of Paris, artists, and recent graduates from fine art schools.
Another event highly appreciated by all generations of the city was cyber-Ablon, organized over a whole weekend. This event allowed the even the oldest people to learn office skills such as Internet browsing, email, Word, Excel etc. and for younger ones to come together for network games.
For 8 March, the association proposed an event to mark the International Day of Women's Rights (films, exhibition of paintings and photographs, conferences etc.). The municipal council took this activity under consideration.
Dormant since 2008, the life of the association has been suspended.
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