Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières
# Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières

Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières (French pronunciation: (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France, located in the metropolitan area of Paris.

Inhabitants of Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières are known as Saint-Sulpiciens.

## Geography

Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières is located in the Renarde valley, 35 km (22 mi) South of Paris.

## History

The previous name of the village is Favières from the Old French faveriis which itself is derived from the Latin fava (broad bean) meaning broad bean field.

## Monuments

### Saint-Sulpice church

The church was built during the 13th century and 14th century and is dedicated to Sulpice the Pious (ca 576–647), bishop of Bourges.

### Segrez manor-house

The manor-house was built during the 18th century and hosted in 1884 one of the biggest arboretums of its time, the Arboretum de Segrez, with more than 6500 species of tree.

