Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Congis-sur-Thérouanne (French: [kɔ̃ʒi.syʁ.teʁwan] (listen)) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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The church in Congis-sur-Thérouanne | |
Location of Congis-sur-Thérouanne | |
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Coordinates: 49°00′28″N 2°58′34″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Meaux |
Canton | La Ferté-sous-Jouarre |
Intercommunality | CC Pays de l'Ourcq |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Mimmas |
Area 1 | 15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,768 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77126 /77440 |
Elevation | 42–122 m (138–400 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Demographics
The inhabitants are called Congissois.
Schools
The communal preschool and elementary school is the École "Casse-Noisettes". Junior high school students attend Collège Camille-Saint-Saëns in Lizy-sur-Ourcq and Collège du Champivert in Crouy-sur-Ourcq. There is one senior high school/sixth-form college in the commune, Lycée du Gué-à-Tresmes.[2]
People linked to the commune
- Pierre Baillet, (born Paris c.1447; died Auxerre before 1513), lord of Villers-lès-Rigault, a former commune merged with Congis-sur-Thérouanne in 1807. He is interred in the Saint-Alexandre chapel, behind the choir, with his brother, Jean III Baillet, Bishop of Auxerre.
- Henri Hérouin, (1876-?), Olympic champion archer at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Vie scolaire." Congis-sur-Thérouanne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Congis-sur-Thérouanne. |
- Home page (in French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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