Soisy-sur-École


Soisy-sur-École is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is southeast of Paris. Inhabitants of Soisy-sur-École are known as Soiséens.

Origin of village name

Known under the name of Sosio between 1108–1120, from Sosiaco around 1140, and Soisiacum around 1350. The place was called Soisiacum juxta scolam in 1118. The commune was created in 1793 under the name of Soisy sur Ecolle.
The name was introduced in the law bulletin in 1801.

Architectural heritage