Monthyon

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Monthyon
Monthyon Coat of Arms
Monthyon (France)
Monthyon
region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Meaux
Canton Claye-Souilly
Community association Pays de Meaux
Coordinates 49 ° 1 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′  N , 2 ° 50 ′  E
height 89-168 m
surface 12.11 km 2
Residents 1,707 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 141 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 77122
INSEE code 77309
Website http://www.monthyon.fr/

City Hall (Mairie) of Monthyon

Monthyon is a French commune with 1,707 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 Meaux and the canton of Claye-Souilly (until 2015: canton of Dammartin-en-Goële ). The inhabitants are called Monthyonnais .

geography

Monthyon is about 39 kilometers east-northeast of Paris . Monthyon is surrounded by the neighboring communities Gesvres-le-Chapitre in the north, Barcy in the east, Penchard in the south-east, Chauconin-Neufmontiers in the south, Le Plessis-l'Évêque in the west and Saint-Soupplets in the north-west.

The national route 330 runs through the municipality .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 769 792 858 1,039 1,176 1,337 1,604 1,652
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Georges church from the 16th century
  • Monthyon Castle from the 17th / 18th centuries Century, built on the earlier castle from the 12th century
  • L'Hôpital manor
  • Villa La Grimpette, built in the early 19th century

  • Saint-Georges church

  • Montyon Castle

  • Villa La Grimpette

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 411-413.

Web links

Commons : Monthyon  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files