Transfer by shuttle from Sarcelles to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport

History and activities in Sarcelles

The name of the city comes from Sarcelles anthroponym Gallo-Roman Cercellus. The history of this region dates back to the Palaeolithic. In this era, nomadic hunters frequented the small Rhone Valley. Human presence also appears between the first century and the fifth century. This is evidenced by the discovery of a spa building which involves the establishment of sedentary populations in this destination. To the fourteenth century, the town of Sarcelles was attached to the provost of Paris. Various noble families succeeded to the throne at the time. Many wars have ravaged the city such as the English invasions, the Hundred Years War and the invasion of the Huguenots. The activities of this region is based on agriculture and trade of lace. Industrialization was born in the city to the twentieth century with the construction of small industries, cotton mill, foundry and many others.