Esbly
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Meaux | |
| Canton | Serris | |
| Community association | Pays Créçois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 49' E | |
| height | 42–111 m | |
| surface | 3.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,220 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,994 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77450 | |
| INSEE code | 77171 | |
| Website | http://www.esbly.org | |
 Saint-Jean-Baptiste church |
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Esbly is a French municipality with 6220 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France .
geography
Esbly is eight kilometers northeast of Lagny-sur-Marne . The municipality is crossed by the Marne and Grand Morin rivers .
history
Around 1140 the place is first mentioned as Capela Esbeliaci . The community has had its current name since 1789. In the 13th century, 280 people lived in the village. The first mill was built in the village in 1228, a mill that still exists today dates from 1530. In 1185 the Bishop of Meaux consecrated a first chapel, the current church dates from 1692. Since 1833 there have been efforts to build a railway line from Paris to Strasbourg set up. In 1849 the village got its train station, which led to a strong population growth. 300 to 400 guest workers were brought in from Belgium and the Auvergne to build the railway line. In 1894 the village had 600 inhabitants, there was a post office and a local police station. In 1902 the line to Crécy-la-Chapelle was finally inaugurated. On June 22, 1962, the last steam train passed the Paris-Strasbourg line, it was fully electrified. In 1967 Esbly had 2500 inhabitants, in 1974 there were twice as many.
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Esbly
Personalities
- Gustave Garrigou , born September 24, 1884 in Vabre-Tizac , a French cyclist and winner of the Tour de France 1911 , lived in Esbly; he died here on January 28, 1963.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 365-367.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Esbly on annuaire-mairie.fr
- ↑ History of the community ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Tour de France: les 100 ans de Gustave Garrigou on ladepeche.fr , accessed on July 4, 2011 (French)
