Congis-sur-Thérouanne

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Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Congis-sur-Thérouanne (France)
Congis-sur-Thérouanne
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 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
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
Residents 662 679 787 1026 1277 1516 1755 1768
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Rémi church

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

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

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