Fontaine-le-Port

Fontaine-le-Port
region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Canton	Nangis
Community association	Brie des Rivières et Châteaux
Coordinates	48 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 29 ′ N , 2 ° 46 ′ E
height	41-97 m
surface	7.89 km 2
Residents	1,001 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	127 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	77590
INSEE code	77188
	; Mairie Fontaine-le-Port

Fontaine-le-Port is a French commune with 1,001 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Melun and the Canton of Nangis .

Neighboring municipalities are Chartrettes , Sivry-Courtry , Le Châtelet-en-Brie , Féricy and Héricy .

history

The nucleus of the place was the Barbeau monastery , which was founded in 1147 by King Ludwig VII. On the banks of the Seine and was moved to its later location in 1156. Around the monastery, the place "Seine-Port" developed, today's Fontaine. Ludwig VII was buried here in 1180. In 1817 his remains were transferred to Saint-Denis; the monastery was demolished in 1837.