But unlike his contemporary, the architect Philibert Delorme , it is not from a family of masons, in fact his father, Pierre Lescot, was lord of Lissy , north of Melun and Clagny (now district Versailles), counselor and attorney general ...
Cheese is a popular food produced locally, with the most popular varieties consisting of brie de Coulommiers, brie de Meaux, brie de Melun and brie de Montereau. To go with that cheese, red wines from Argenteuil and Butte Montmartre ...