Like the "Vieux Versailles", Montreuil had first been a village, it's not a creation. It became part of Versailles in 1787.
Area of launderers, market gardeners and horticulturalists, Montreuil provided the Court and the town. Many prominent figures have been fast attracted by this village where they could settle their summer residence : for example the comtesse de Provence, Madame Elisabeth, Mesdames filles de Louis XV…