The mulberry tree was established in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés in the middle of the 19th century for the breeding of silkworms, in order to reduce imports of this precious fabric. The culture collapsed very quickly. A second attempt resumed in the early 1860s...with the same failure. The urbanization of this district, begun by Caffin in 1859, is however slow and there are only about twenty «country houses» before the war of 1870. The subdivision continued slowly and, in 1921, many woods and cultivated fields remained. It was not until the 1950s and 1960s that we saw a gradual urbanization of fields and woods and a division of plots. Let’s walk in a rectangle formed by the Marne in the South, the railway in the East, the avenue de Bonneuil in the West and the avenue Denfert-Rochereau in the North. The proposed route allows to understand the history of the neighborhood by observing the architecture of its houses, from the «remarkable building» protected by the PLU, to the modest «economic house». The booklet also includes a treasure hunt for children. Download the visit booklet on <saint-maur.com> or remove it in the hall of the City Hall or at the stand of the Culture department of the city of Saint-Maur (gardens of the City Hall avenue de la République) on Saturday and Sunday from 14h to 17h The walk lasts about 2 hours. All audiences

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64 rue Chevalier 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France