Gonesse is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km from the centre of Paris.
The Hôtel de Ville
The balloon built by Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers is attacked by terrified villagers.
Mural by Seb Toussaint at the La Fauconnière social housing estate
Philip II, also known as Philip Augustus, was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French monarch to
Gonesse
…There is one senior high school, Lycée René Cassin-Gonesse. Philip Augustus, King of France born in Gonesse 21 August 1165. Simon Abkarian, French-Armenian actor…
The coronation of Philip II Augustus, from the Grandes Chroniques de France, c. 1332–1350
Philip II enthroned, portrait by Jean du Tillet, 1555–1566
Remains of the Wall of Philip II Augustus built around Paris before he went to the Crusades. The segment pictured here is found in the rue des Jardins-Saint-Paul.