Bois-le-Roi (Seine-et-Marne)

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Bois-le-Roi
Coat of arms of Bois-le-Roi
Bois-le-Roi (France)
Bois-le-Roi
region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Fontainebleau
Canton Nangis
Community association Pays de Fontainebleau
Coordinates 48 ° 28 ′  N , 2 ° 42 ′  E 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

Saint-Pierre church

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

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

Commons : Bois-le-Roi  - collection of images, videos and audio files