Estrées, Aisne

Estrées is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardie in northern France.

In the Picard dialect, it is called Etré. The etymology of the name is from strata, after the stone-layered Roman roads in the area.

Also known in ancient times as Strata or Estreti, history mentions an abbey in the 12th century. A parish was created there about 1189 with a priest sent from the abbey of Mont Saint Martin to buy land and help the poor. In 1777 Pierre Nicolas Leroy began manufacturing silk gauze here. Inhabitants are called Estrésiens.

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See also

• Estrées
• Communes of the Aisne department

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