Faremoutiers
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The town hall in Faremoutiers | |
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| Coordinates: 48°47′58″N 2°59′49″E / 48.79944°N 2.99694°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Meaux |
| Canton | Fontenay-Trésigny |
| Intercommunality | CA Coulommiers Pays de Brie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Caux[1] |
Area 1 | 10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,035 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77176 /77515 |
| Elevation | 89–132 m (292–433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Faremoutiers (French pronunciation: [faʁmutje] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
History
Originally named Evoriacum, Faremoutiers was renamed in honour of Saint Fara, who founded the double Abbey of Faremoutiers there in the 620s. It lies in the historical region of Brie.
The patron saint of the village is another 7thC abbess, Æthelburh of Faremoutiers, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia in the UK.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,088 | — |
| 1975 | 1,248 | +1.98% |
| 1982 | 1,461 | +2.28% |
| 1990 | 1,849 | +2.99% |
| 1999 | 2,287 | +2.39% |
| 2007 | 2,402 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 2,496 | +0.77% |
| 2017 | 2,822 | +2.49% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Faremoutiers are called Faremontais in French.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faremoutiers.
- Official site (in French)
- 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)