La Houssaye-en-Brie
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Provins | |
| Canton | Fontenay-Trésigny | |
| Community association | Val Briard | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 45 ′ N , 2 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 108-121 m | |
| surface | 12.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,629 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 131 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77610 | |
| INSEE code | 77229 | |
 La Houssaye Castle |
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La Houssaye-en-Brie is a French commune with 1,629 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 Fontenay-Trésigny .
The neighboring municipalities of La Houssaye are Marles-en-Brie , Les Chapelles-Bourbon , Neufmoutiers-en-Brie , Mortcerf and Crèvecœur-en-Brie .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 580 | 548 | 751 | 787 | 1,038 | 1,456 | 1,606 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in La Houssaye-en-Brie
- La Houssaye Castle ( Monument historique )
- Saint Martin Priory
Personalities
- Jean Bureau (around 1390–1463) Grand Maitre de l'Artillerie de France, Seigneur de la Houssaye 1450
- Charles Pierre François Augereau (1757–1816), Marshal of France , died in La Houssaye Castle.
- Arletty (1898–1992), actress, lived in the castle for 18 months after the Second World War
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1332-1333.
Web links
Commons : La Houssaye-en-Brie - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- La Houssaye-en-Brie at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)