Ferrières-en-Brie (French pronunciation: [fɛʁjɛʁ ɑ̃ bʁi] ⓘ, literally Ferrières in Brie) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Ferrières-en-Brie | |
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 Saint Rémy Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Ferrières-en-Brie  | |
  Ferrières-en-Brie  Ferrières-en-Brie | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′25″N 2°42′21″E / 48.8236°N 2.7058°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Torcy |
| Canton | Ozoir-la-Ferrière |
| Intercommunality | CA Marne et Gondoire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mireille Munch[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,841 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77181 /77164 |
| Elevation | 84–126 m (276–413 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
Ferrières-en-Brie is located 26 km (16 mi) east of Paris, on the Brie plateau, between the Seine river and Marne river valleys. It is twinned with the village of Dunchurch, Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 941 | — |
| 1975 | 1,031 | +1.31% |
| 1982 | 1,340 | +3.82% |
| 1990 | 1,445 | +0.95% |
| 1999 | 1,655 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 2,138 | +3.25% |
| 2012 | 2,288 | +1.37% |
| 2017 | 3,433 | +8.45% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Ferrières-en-Brie are called Ferrièrois in French.
Education edit
The town has a single public preschool and elementary school, groupe scolaire de la Taffarette.[4]
Castle edit
- Château de Ferrières, built in the 19th century by Joseph Paxton for James de Rotschild on the place of the former castle of Joseph Fouché, Duke of Otranto
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "L'école." Ferrières-en-Brie. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferrières-en-Brie.
- 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)
- Château de la Ferrières english website
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