Boissise-le-Roi
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Melun | |
| Canton | Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry | |
| Community association | Melun Val de Seine | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 2 ° 34' E | |
| height | 37-83 m | |
| surface | 7.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,775 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 532 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77310 | |
| INSEE code | 77040 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-boissise-le-roi.fr/ | |
 Town hall (park side) |
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Boissise-le-Roi is a commune with 3775 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 Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry . The inhabitants are called Régiboissiens .
geography
Boissise-le-Roi is about ten kilometers west of Melun on the left bank of the Seine . The municipality is surrounded by Seine-Port in the north and north-west, Boissise-la-Bertrand in the north and north-east, Dammarie-les-Lys in the east, Villers-en-Bière in the south-east, Perthes and Saint-Sauveur-sur-École in the south , Pringy in the southwest and Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry in the west.
The small village of Orgenoy belongs to the municipality .
history
According to the deed of donation, Ludwig VI. Orgenoy to the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Paris. Boissise-le-Roi - in the 13th century as Boissiacum Regis - became a fiefdom of the Thumery family. The castle was razed with the occupation by the English.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 718 | 1,030 | 1,818 | 2,676 | 3.126 | 3,653 | 3,623 | 3,616 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Boissise-le-Roi
- Saint-Denis church, built in the 13th century, alterations in the 16th century, monument historique
- Former Orgenoy Chapel from the 12th century
- Boissise-le-Roi Castle, built in the 16th and 17th centuries, today's town hall, monument historique since 1986
- Prairie Malcot, nature reserve on the Seine
Community partnerships
With the Italian community Caerano di San Marco in the province of Treviso (Veneto) is one since 2002 community partnership .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1202-1203.
Web links
- Boissise-le-Roi at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)