Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine

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Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine
Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine (France)
Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine
region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Provins
Canton Provins
Community association Provinois
Coordinates 48 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  E
height 125-207 m
surface 38.05 km 2
Residents 477 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 77560
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine

Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine is a French municipality with 477 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 Provins and the Canton of Provins (until 2015: Canton Villiers-Saint-Georges ). The inhabitants are called Louanais .

geography

Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine is the easternmost commune of the Seine-et-Marne department. It is located about 60 kilometers east-southeast of Paris . The Aubetin rises in the municipality. Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Bouchy-Saint-Genest in the north, Nesle-la-Reposte in the east, Villenauxe-la-Grande in the southeast, Montpothier and La Saulsotte in the south, Beauchery-Saint-Martin in the west and Villiers -Saint-Georges in the northwest.

history

In 1973 the municipality of Villegruis and Fontaine-sous-Montaiguillon merged with Louan .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 206 179 398 423 427 421 501 514
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Louan-Villegruis-Fontaine

  • Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church in Louan from the 13th / 14th centuries century
  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Fontaine-sous-Montaiguillon from the 13th century
  • Saint-Médard-et-Sainte-Syre church from the 13th / 14th centuries century
  • Town hall, former priory from the 16./17. Century, Monument historique since 1971
  • Montaiguillon castle ruins from the 13th century with renovations from the 15th century, Monument historique

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1476-1480.

Web links

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