title: Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières
text: # 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.
  
  