Grisy-Suisnes

Grisy-Suisnes is a small village, about 33 km from Paris.[1] It is in the Seine-et-Marne department (77) in the Île-de-France region, at an interconnection of the TGV. Its geographical coordinates are 48°41′7″N 2°40′4″E. Its area is 1,848 ha.

Town Hall
Bell tower and war memorial
TGV at Grisy-Suines

In 1999, the village population was 1,989. People who live there are called Grisysoliens.

In the past, the village supplied the French royalty with roses. The church of Grisy-Suisnes is named Notre Dame des Roses. The church, if seen from above, was designed to look like a rose with its petals.

Roses

References
  1. "Site officiel de la Mairie de Grisy-Suisnes". grisy-suisnes.fr. Retrieved 31 July 2010.


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