La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Meaux | |
| Canton | La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (main town) | |
| Community association | Coulommiers Pays de Brie | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 57 ' N , 3 ° 8' E | |
| height | 50-181 m | |
| surface | 10.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,619 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 956 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77260 | |
| INSEE code | 77183 | |
| Website | Homepage of the town of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre | |
 Town hall of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre |
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La Ferte-sous-Jouarre is a French municipality with 9619 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . The city is about 60 kilometers east of Paris .
history
The city is located at the mouth of the Petit Morin River in the Marne and on the border of the Brie and Champagne .
During the First World War , heavy fighting took place near the city in 1914 and 1918. Because of the exemplary attitude of its population during the German occupation, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre was awarded the Croix de guerre in 1921 .
The Disneyland Resort Paris amusement park has existed in Marne-la-Vallée about 20 km west of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre since 1992 .
Marie Richard (born June 22, 1944 in Budapest) was Mayor of La Ferté-sous-Jouarre from 2001 to 2011. The Socialist Party politician is also Vice-President of the Île-de-France Regional Council, responsible for tourism , leisure and sport . Her party colleague Nathalie Pierre has been in office since 2011.
economy
The place is famous for its deposits of freshwater quartz , which was used as the "French" among the millstones for the highest quality flour.
Attractions
- La Barre Castle from the 15th century
- Saint-Denis-et-Saint-Etienne church from the 16th century
- Les Bondons castle from the 18th century; was owned by Georges Ohnet (1848–1918), author of the Maître de Forge .
- Hôtel de Ville , built in 1885
- Synagogue , built in 1891
Personalities
- Antoine de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme (1518–1562), titular king of Navarre
- Charles I. de Bourbon (1523–1590), cardinal , archbishop of Rouen and papal legate of Avignon
- Madame de Pompadour (1721–1764), mistress of King Louis XV.
- Émile-Antoine Bayard (1837-1891), French illustrator
- Léopold Jouguet (1883-?), Racing car driver
- André Planson (1898–1981), French painter
- Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish writer
Twin cities
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre has had a town partnership with Stuttgart- Zuffenhausen (Germany) since 1977/78 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 540-542.
Web links
- Site officiel du festival Le Son de l'air (French)
- La Ferté-sous-Jouarre on the Insee website (French)