Le Châtelet-en-Brie
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Melun | |
| Canton | Nangis | |
| Community association | Brie des Rivières et Châteaux | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 30 ' N , 2 ° 48' E | |
| height | 57-113 m | |
| surface | 22.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,454 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 196 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 77820 | |
| INSEE code | 77100 | |
| Website | http://www.chatelet-en-brie.fr/ | |
 Le Châtelet-en-Brie town hall |
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Le Châtelet-en-Brie is a French commune with 4454 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Melun in the canton of Nangis . The inhabitants call themselves Châtelains .
geography
The municipalities include Le Traveteau , Saveteux , La Gatellerie and Le Domaine . Le Châtelet-en-Brie is on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest . Neighboring municipalities are Sivry-Courtry in the north and west, La Chapelle-Gauthier in the north and northeast, Les Écrennes in the east, Pamfou in the southeast, Machault and Féricy in the south and Fontaine-le-Port in the southwest.
The A5 car route and the former national route 5bis run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,170 | 1,208 | 2,193 | 3,724 | 3,980 | 4,532 | 4,440 | 4,413 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Le Châtelet-en-Brie
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church from the 13th century, 42 m high bell tower, monument historique since 1921
- Park and chapel of Sainte-Reine
- Wash house
- Dames Castle with park
- Hôtel de ville (town hall), built in 1882/83
Personalities
- Louis Puissant (1769–1843), mathematician and engineer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 232-237.
