Voisenon () is a

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in the

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department, in the

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in north-central

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. Little village, located 39 kilometres south-east from the center of Paris, Voisenon was mainly known for its 12th century abbey, and then for its renowned local figure,

Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon Claude-Henri de Fusée, abbé de Voisenon (8 July 1708 – 22 November 1775) was a French playwright and writer. Life Born at the château de Voisenon near Melun, he was only ten when he addressed an epistle in verse to Voltaire, who asked the ...

, academician and abbot. Still dedicated to cereal growing, it now enjoys the advantages of its nearest city,

Melun Melun () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of the Seine-et-Ma ...

, while keeping a country-style atmosphere. Inhabitants of Voisenon are called ''Voisenonais''.

History

Origins

The etymology is likely to indicate a Gaulish presence, but no evidence of this has been found yet.

Fief and earldom

The first mention of the place appears in the 12th century. During the

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, Voisenon was the Fusée family's fief and was attached to the

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The fall

The Fusée lost the estate in 1790 and 1791.

Contemporary

In 1949, the Château du Jard was given to the Association des paralysés de France, and used as a vocational school for persons with motor disability.

Demographics

In 2007, a total of 1,108 inhabitants lived in Voisenon, according to the official census.

Transport

The nearest railway station is

Melun station Melun station (French: ''Gare de Melun'') is a railway station in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, Paris, France. The station was opened on 3 January 1849 and is on the Paris–Marseille railway The railway from Paris to Marseille is an 862-kilometre lo ...

, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D, on the Transilien R suburban rail line, and on several national rail lines. It is located 27 kilometres from

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, and 50 kilometres from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.