1905. “It was the time when we still lit with oil and in summer we cooked on small charcoal stoves; where the diligence and its two horses are driven for a long time by Father Simon then Baptiste and Mercier, shuttled between Roissy and Villiers-le-Bel station. It was the time of the bronze sou, of the silver franc, of the Louis d'or. Life flowed by there, smoothly, humble, in the healthy rural poetry of the harsh daily work”. A. Pigeon.
The house you see on the left has been destroyed and in its place is the fountain.
To find out more… A resident of Roissy tells you:
In English:
« Here you are on avenue Charles de Gaulle (named after the famous French head of state). Go up the street on your right. On either side are many porches and old houses. Which have the particularity of having common courses.
Before the route of the northern highway, this avenue was formerly the National Road 2. It then connected Paris to the North of France. At the time, it was very busy: it was basically the main artery lined with bistros and small shops. And it was not uncommon for travelers to make a few stops in our village, for a simple break... or sometimes for a minor car breakdown...
To solve these little hassles, motorists could count on the Mallèvre garage, located at No. 30 instead of the residential residence. To find the garage continue to go up the avenue Charles de Gaulle until the first bend
This garage was founded by a friend of my grandfather, Gilbert Mallèvre, in 1950. The Mallèvre mechanic was important! He was even mayor of Roissy for ten years! If I remember correctly, the garage was actually located in the stables of the old Queney farm, which was once part of the castle estate! For a long time, Maison Mallèvre was the one and only garage in the village. The activity increased further with the maintenance of all the agricultural machinery necessary for the farms in the region.
But with the bypassing of Roissy by the motorway and the disappearance of the many farms in the region, traffic gradually reduced and the Mallèvre garage closed in 1975.«
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