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Flag of Montry - Image by Arnaud Leroy, 21 March 2004
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The small town of Montry (3,159 inhabitants, 286 ha) is located east of
Paris, between Lagny-sur-Marne and Meaux.
In 847, a hamlet named Montericus was listed on a chart of the
possessions of St. Denis abbey. This Montericus probably became Montry.
Montry was later a hamlet part of the parish of Couilly, transfered in
1109 to the parish of Saint-Germain-les-Couilly. A church was built in
Montry in 1130, and the village was granted the status of parish by the
bishop of Meaux in 1185.
In 1870, Bismarck met the French negotiator Jules Favre (1809-1880) in a
half-ruined house belonging to farmer Happert. Bismarck did not enjoy
the place and asked Happert to find a better one, which was the castle
of Hautes Maisons, located in the neighbouring village of Condé-Sainte-Libiaire.
The castle of Montry was rebuilt in the XIXth century on the site of an
older castle, whose remains are the pigeon house and the parc decorated
with XVIIIth century statues.
Source: ADIPAB website
Ivan Sache, 21 March 2004
The flag of Montry is white with the
municipal arms in the middle.
The municipal arms of Montry are: Quartered I and IV argent a lion or II and III azure a bend sinister argent, escutcheon or three fleurs de lis argent 2 + 1, chief gules three fleurs de lis argent.
Arnaud Leroy & Ivan Sache, 21 March 2004