Bois-le-Roi (Seine-et-Marne)
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
Arrondissement | Fontainebleau | |
Canton | Nangis | |
Community association | Pays de Fontainebleau | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 28 ′ N , 2 ° 42 ′ E | |
height | 38-91 m | |
surface | 6.91 km 2 | |
Residents | 5,876 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 850 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 77590 | |
INSEE code | 77037 | |
Website | https://www.ville-boisleroi.fr/ | |
![]() Bois-le-Roi town hall |
Bois-le-Roi is a French municipality with 5876 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It is located in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau and in the canton of Nangis . The inhabitants are called Bacot (e) s .
geography
Bois-le-Roi is located on the Seine about 48 kilometers south-southeast of Paris in the Fontainebleau forest . Bois-le-Roi is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chartrettes in the north, Fontaine-le-Port in the east, Samois-sur-Seine in the south-east, Fontainebleau in the south and La Rochette in the north-west. The municipality consists of the smaller villages Brolles , Sermaize , La Cave with the Seine lock, and La Ruelle .
traffic
Bois-le-Roi train station is on the Paris – Marseille railway line .
history
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1260.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 2791 | 2782 | 3044 | 3395 | 4744 | 5292 | 5433 | 5649 |
Partner communities
Bois-le-Roi has had a partnership with the German municipality of Langenargen in Baden-Württemberg since 1992.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bois-le-Roi (Seine-et-Marne)
- Saint-Pierre church from the 12th century with renovations from the 19th century, Monument historique
- Château des Brolles, built in 1861
- Seine lock
Personalities
- Sacha Vierny (1919–2001), cameraman
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 565-568.
Web links
- Bois-le-Roi at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)