Blandy (Seine-et-Marne)
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
Arrondissement | Melun | |
Canton | Nangis | |
Community association | Brie des Rivières et Châteaux | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 34 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
height | 59-104 m | |
surface | 14.02 km 2 | |
Residents | 739 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 77115 | |
INSEE code | 77034 | |
Website | www.lesblandynois.fr | |
![]() Blandy Town Hall ( Mairie ) |
Blandy (also: Blandy-les-Tours ) is a French municipality with 739 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Melun and the Canton of Nangis (until 2015: Canton Le Châtelet-en-Brie ). The inhabitants are called Blandynois .
geography
Blandy is about nine kilometers east-northeast of Melun and about 46 kilometers southeast of Paris . Blandy is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fouju in the north and northwest, Champeaux in the north, Saint-Méry in the east and northeast, Châtillon-la-Borde in the southeast, Sivry-Courtry in the south and Moisenay in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 611 | 620 | 561 | 609 | 667 | 721 | 749 | 701 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Blandy (Seine-et-Marne)
- Saint-Maurice church from the 14th century
- Saint Martin Priory
- Blandy-les-Tours castle from the 13th century
Personalities
- Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons (1566–1612), Viceroy of New France
- Daniel Gittard (1625–1686), architect
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 227-229.
Web links
Commons : Blandy - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Blandy at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)