Fresnes-sur-Marne

Fresnes-sur-Marne is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Fresnes-sur-Marne
Commune
The town hall of Fresnes-sur-Marne
Coat of arms
Location of Fresnes-sur-Marne
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Coordinates: 48°56′16″N 2°44′30″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Meaux
Canton	Claye-Souilly
Intercommunality	CC Plaines et Monts de France
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Lucien Lefort
Area ^1	7.46 km^2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	931
• Density	120/km^2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77196 /77410
Elevation	38–88 m (125–289 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Château de Fresnes was located here. On 12 January 1641 it was purchased by Henri de Guénégaud, who had the noted French architect François Mansart design and construct a chapel around 1644 to 1650. The château and chapel were demolished in 1828–1830.[2][3]

Demographics

Inhabitants of Fresnes-sur-Marne are called Fresnois.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Allan Braham and Peter Smith (1973), François Mansart, pp. 64–66; 230–232. London: A. Zwemmer. ISBN 9780302022511.
3. Notre village > Histoire, Fresnes-sur-Marne website.

External links

• 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)