Favières (Seine-et-Marne)

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Favières
Favières (France)
Favières
region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Provins
Canton Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Community association Val Briard
Coordinates 48 ° 46 '  N , 2 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 46 '  N , 2 ° 47'  E
height 92-126 m
surface 28.27 km 2
Residents 1,109 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 77220
INSEE code
Website http://www.favieres77.fr

Town Hall ( Mairie )

Favières is a French commune with 1,109 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Provins and the Canton of Ozoir-la-Ferrière .

location

Favières is located on the banks of the Marsange River . Neighboring municipalities are:

history

The Abbey of Saint Nicolas d'Hermières was founded in the district of Hermiéres around 1160.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 619 595 686 727 847 941 1,083

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church (partly 9th and 11th centuries)
  • Ruins of the Hermières Abbey

Personalities

  • Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) lived in 1795 on the Saint-Ouen farm of his brother-in-law Charles Sériziat.
  • Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898) lived in Favières during the war of 1870/71.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1434-1437.

Web links

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