Essômes-sur-Marne
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Aisne | |
Arrondissement | Château-Thierry | |
Canton | Essômes-sur-Marne | |
Community association | Region de Château-Thierry | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ' N , 3 ° 23' E | |
height | 58-216 m | |
surface | 28.55 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,776 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 97 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 02400 | |
INSEE code | 02290 | |
Website | messomes.free.fr | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Essômes-sur-Marne |
Essômes-sur-Marne is a French commune with 2,776 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Thierry , the canton of Essômes-sur-Marne and the municipal association Région de Château-Thierry . The inhabitants are called Essomois .
geography
Essômes-sur-Marne is located on the Marne River . Essômes-sur-Marne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bouresches in the north and north-west, Château-Thierry in the north and north-east, Nogentel in the east, Chézy-sur-Marne in the south and south-east, Azy-sur-Marne and Bonneil in the south, Charly- sur-Marne in the southwest, Coupru in the west and Lucy-le-Bocage in the northwest.
The A4 autoroute runs along the north-western edge of the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,690 | 2,055 | 2,038 | 2,321 | 2,479 | 2,486 | 2,444 | 2,758 |
Attractions
- Essômes abbey with Saint-Ferréol church, founded as an Augustinian monastery at the end of the 11th century, fountain, monument historique
- Protestant church of Monneaux, badly damaged in World War I, restored in 1919, Monument historique
- archaeological remains of the church on the road to Château-Thierry, Monument historique
- Marjolaine Castle, Monument historique
- Villa La Colinette
Personalities
- Henri Pille (1844–1897), painter
- Jean-Jacques Gautier (1908–1986), writer