Châtres (Seine-et-Marne)

Châtres
region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Provins
Canton	Fontenay-Trésigny
Community association	Val Briard
Coordinates	48 ° 43 '  N , 2 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '  N , 2 ° 49'  E
height	89-117 m
surface	15.13 km 2
Residents	678 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	45 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	77610
INSEE code	77104
Website	http://www.mairiedechatres.com/
Town hall (Mairie) of Châtres

Châtres is a French municipality with 678 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Provins and the canton of Fontenay-Trésigny (until 2015: canton of Tournan-en-Brie ). The inhabitants are called Châtriots .

geography

Châtres is located about 35 kilometers southeast of Paris . Châtres is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Les Chapelles-Bourbon in the north, Marles-en-Brie in the northeast, Fontenay-Trésigny in the east, Chaumes-en-Brie in the southeast, Ozouer-le-Voulgis in the south and southwest, Liverdy-en-Brie in the west and south-west, Presles-en-Brie in the west and Tournan-en-Brie in the west and north-west.

The National Route 4 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	237	179	283	494	530	555	572	608
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Châtres (Seine-et-Marne)

• Saint-Antonin church, built between 1180 and 1220, restored in the 16th century
• Les Boulayes castle with park, built in 1785, monument historique since 1947
• La Jarrie Manor
• Le Mesnil estate with dovecote
• Dovecote from Le Châtelet
• Boitron Castle and Estate

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  Saint-Antonin church

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  Le Mesnil Manor

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1427-1428.

Web links

Commons : Châtres  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Châtres at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)