Fresnes-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ maʁn] , literally Fresnes on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Fresnes-sur-Marne | |
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 The town hall of Fresnes-sur-Marne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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Location of Fresnes-sur-Marne  | |
  Fresnes-sur-Marne  Fresnes-sur-Marne | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′16″N 2°44′30″E / 48.9378°N 2.7416°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Meaux |
| Canton | Claye-Souilly |
| Intercommunality | CC Plaines et Monts de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Lefort[1] |
Area 1 | 7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 956 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77196 /77410 |
| Elevation | 38–88 m (125–289 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe Château de Fresnes was located here. On 12 January 1641 it was purchased by Henri de Guénégaud, who had the noted French architect François Mansart design and construct a chapel around 1644 to 1650. The château and chapel were demolished in 1828–1830.[3][4]
Demographics
editInhabitants of Fresnes-sur-Marne are called Fresnois.
Notable people
edit- Henri Buguet (1761–1833), historical and portrait painter
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Allan Braham and Peter Smith (1973), François Mansart, pp. 64–66; 230–232. London: A. Zwemmer. ISBN 9780302022511.
- ^ Notre village > Histoire, Fresnes-sur-Marne website.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fresnes-sur-Marne.
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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