A Paris–Brest is a French dessert made of choux pastry and a praline flavoured cream, covered with flaked almonds.
6-471: The pastry, round, i.e. wheel-shaped, was created in 1910 by Louis Durand, pâtissier of Maisons-Laffitte , at the request of Pierre Giffard , to commemorate the 1,200 km (750 mi) Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle race he had initiated in 1891. The pastry, providing typically 640 kcal largely from fat and sugar, became popular with riders on the Paris–Brest–Paris cycle race, partly because it provided
12-617: Is a commune in the Yvelines department in the northern Île-de-France region of France . It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of northwestern Paris , 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from its centre . Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte , built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century, and its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse . Église Saint-Nicolas
18-462: Is now a school – Collège de l'Ermitage . Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte , built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century. Maisons-Laffitte is also known for its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse , which is why the town is known as the "cité du cheval" and compared with Newmarket in the United Kingdom . Église Saint-Nicolas
24-402: The calories required for intensive sports and its intriguing name, and is now found in pâtisseries all over France. [REDACTED] Media related to Paris-Brest at Wikimedia Commons This French dessert -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maisons-Laffitte Maisons-Laffitte ( French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ lafit] )
30-476: Was built between 1867 and 1872. Originally called Maisons-sur-Seine (meaning "Houses upon Seine "), the commune was officially renamed Maisons-Laffitte in 1882 in honour of banker Jacques Laffitte who financed the housing developments on the estate of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte. The Château de Maisons-Laffitte has a secret passage to what once used to be part of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte but which
36-607: Was mainly built between 1867 and 1872 under architect Eugène Millet , on the land of an old cemetery. It was consecrated in 1872 by Jean-Pierre Mabile , the bishop of Versailles. Maisons-Laffitte is served by Maisons-Laffitte station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. Public schools: Private schools: Since 2023, Maisons-Laffitte is exclusively and reciprocally twinned with Arkadag city, Turkmenistan . This Yvelines geographical article
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