Thorigny-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi syʁ maʁn] , literally Thorigny on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Thorigny-sur-Marne
The town hall of Thorigny-sur-Marne
The town hall of Thorigny-sur-Marne
Coat of arms of Thorigny-sur-Marne
Location of Thorigny-sur-Marne
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Thorigny-sur-Marne is located in France
Thorigny-sur-Marne
Thorigny-sur-Marne
Thorigny-sur-Marne is located in Île-de-France (region)
Thorigny-sur-Marne
Thorigny-sur-Marne
Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 2°42′51″E / 48.8844°N 2.7142°E / 48.8844; 2.7142
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementTorcy
CantonLagny-sur-Marne
IntercommunalityMarne et Gondoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Manuel Luis Da Silva[1]
Area
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5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,405
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77464 /77400
Elevation38–122 m (125–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

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Inhabitants of Thorigny-sur-Marne are called Thorigniens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,768—    
1975 7,059+2.93%
1982 7,596+1.05%
1990 8,326+1.15%
1999 9,029+0.90%
2007 9,386+0.49%
2012 9,107−0.60%
2017 10,154+2.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Education

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As of 2016 the three preschools have 376 students, and the three elementary schools have 640 students. The preschools are: Ecole Maternellle Les Cerisiers, Ecole Maternelle Clémenceau, and Ecole Maternelle Les Pointes. The elementary schools are Ecole Elémentaire Les Cerisiers, Ecole Elémentaire Gambetta, and Ecole Elémentaire Les Pointes.[4] The commune has one junior high school, Collège du Moulin à vent, and a vocational high school, Lycée Auguste Perdonnet. The area general senior high school/sixth form college, Lycée Van Dongen, is in Lagny-sur-Marne.[5]

History

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In 1649, during the reign of Louis XIV, Thorigny-Sur-Marne was brutally pillaged for 12 days by the Regiment de Conti after agreeing to give them quarter.[6] Witnesses describe how they "used extraordinary violence, having beaten and ransomed the inhabitants, pillaged and burned their furnishings...cut down their fruit trees...eaten and scattered their flock."[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Les écoles." Thorigny-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Enseignement secondaire." Thorigny-sur-Marne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. ^ Lynn, John A. “How War Fed War: The Tax of Violence and Contributions during the Grand Siècle.” The Journal of Modern History 65, no. 2 (1993): 286. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2124447.
  7. ^ "Requête des habitans du bourg de Thorigny, eslection de Sens," from an order of February 10, 1650, in Peter Jonathan Berger, "Military and Financial Government in France, 1648-1661" (Ph.D. diss., University of Chicago, 1979), p. 94.
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