As part of the bicentenary of the death of Emperor Napoleon I, the Department, in partnership with the Château de Fontainebleau, is organising a scientific colloquium on "The Seine-et-Marne and Napoleon: intimacy, powers, memories".
While relations between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII had settled with the signing of the Concordat in 1801, they deteriorated four years later. The Emperor wanted to prevent the Papal States from trading with England. Let’s take a look back at a tug…
Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry will be celebrating the bicentenary with a small exhibition for scholars and the general public, as a nod to Napoleon's troops passing through the town. This exhibition will take place in May 2021, subject to sanitary…
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The Napoleonic eagles, which are located at the entrance of the Château de Fontainebleau, were removed and replaced several times as the political regimes in France changed during the 19th century. Let’s take a look back at the destiny of the…
On leaving and returning from campaigns, the imperial army would stop off in several towns in France where the soldiers would be welcomed and homage would be paid to them. It happened in Melun in 1808.