Congis-sur-Thérouanne
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Meaux | |
| Canton | La Ferté-sous-Jouarre | |
| Community association | Pays de l'Ourcq | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 59 ′ E | |
| height | 42-122 m | |
| surface | 15.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,768 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 117 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77440 | |
| INSEE code | 77126 | |
| Website | http://www.congis-sur-therouanne.fr/ | |
Congis-sur-Thérouanne is a commune with 1,768 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Meaux and is part of the canton of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (until 2015: canton of Lizy-sur-Ourcq ). The inhabitants are called Congissois .
geography
Congis-sur-Thérouanne is located about seven kilometers northeast of Meaux and about 50 kilometers northeast of Paris on the River Thérouanne and the Canal de l'Ourcq . The Marne limits the municipality to the south. Congis-sur-Thérouanne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Trocy-en-Multien and Le Plessis-Placy in the north, Lizy-sur-Ourcq in the northeast, Mary-sur-Marne in the east, Isles-les-Meldeuses in the south and southeast, Germigny -l'Évêque in the south and south-west, Varreddes in the west and Étrépilly in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 662 | 679 | 787 | 1026 | 1277 | 1516 | 1755 | 1768 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Congis-sur-Thérouanne
- Saint-Rémi church, originally from the 13th century, historic monument
- Le Gué-à-Tresmes castle with park, monument historique
- Boat lift
- Ile de la Cornaille
- Île Ancre
Personalities
- Henri Hérouin (1876 – unknown), archer, Olympic champion 1900
- René Sergent (1865–1927), architect
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 624-626.
Web links
- Congis-sur-Thérouanne at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)