Faremoutiers
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Meaux | |
| Canton | Fontenay-Trésigny | |
| Community association | Coulommiers Pays de Brie | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 48 ' N , 3 ° 0' E | |
| height | 89-132 m | |
| surface | 10.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,822 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 258 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77515 | |
| INSEE code | 77176 | |
_Mairie.jpg) Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Faremoutiers is a French commune with 2,822 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . Faremoutiers belongs to the Arrondissement of Meaux and the canton of Fontenay-Trésigny and is a member of the Communauté de communes la Brie des Moulins . The place is in the valley of the Aubetin River .
history
Faremoutiers is home to a monastery founded around 620 by the holy abbess Fara . Ruothild, a daughter of Charlemagne, was abbess here from 840 to 852, her niece Bertha presumably afterwards. The monastery was dissolved during the French Revolution , but has been inhabited again since 1931.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Faremoutiers
- Saint-Sulpice church from the 12th century ( Monument historique )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 332-333.
Web links
Commons : Faremoutiers - collection of images, videos and audio files
