Montreuil

Montreuil is a French place name derived from Medieval Latin Monasteriolum, "Little Monastery".[1]

It most often refers to Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis (aka Montreuil-sous-Bois), a French commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, Seine-St-Denis department.

It may also refer to:

Communes of France

Other uses

  • Arrondissement of Montreuil, in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region
  • Canton of Montreuil, a former canton in the Pas-de-Calais department and the Nord-Pas de Calais region
  • Domain of Montreuil, a parcel of land near Versailles and the official residence of Madame Élisabeth
  • Montreuil Abbey, a Cistercian nunnery in Picardy, formerly known as Montreuil-les-Dames, Montreuil-en-Thiérache, and Montreuil-sous-Laon, in the Aisne department
  • Opportuna of Montreuil (d. 770), a French nun, abbess, and saint
  • Pierre de Montreuil (died 1267), a French architect
  • Porte de Montreuil (Paris Métro), a railway station in Paris

See also

  • Reuil
  • Montreux and Monthureux, French and Swiss towns also named from their growth around little monasteries
  • Montreal, of unrelated etymology

References

Citations

  1. ^ Gauthier (1996), p. 109.

Bibliography

  • Gauthier, Pierre (1996), Noms de Lieux du Poitou... [Poitou Placenames] (in French), Bonneton.