Crécy-la-Chapelle
Appearance
Crécy-la-Chapelle | |
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![]() The town hall in Crécy-la-Chapelle | |
Coordinates: 48°51′23″N 2°54′40″E / 48.8563°N 2.911°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Meaux |
Canton | Serris |
Intercommunality | CA Coulommiers Pays de Brie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Christine Autenzio[1] |
Area 1 | 15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,779 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77142 /77580 |
Elevation | 45–157 m (148–515 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Crécy-la-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [kʁesi la ʃapɛl] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Geography
[edit]Crécy-la-Chapelle is crossed by the river Grand Morin. The ground of the area is limestone. Crécy-la-Chapelle station has rail connections to Chelles and Paris.
Localities within the commune are Crécy Bourg, Montbarbin, Serbonne, la Chapelle-sur-Crécy, Libernon, Mongrolle, Férolles, Montaudier, la Grand-Cour, les Hauts-Soleil, le Choisiel, le Souterain, Montpichet.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,928 | — |
1975 | 2,193 | +1.86% |
1982 | 2,413 | +1.38% |
1990 | 3,222 | +3.68% |
1999 | 3,851 | +2.00% |
2007 | 4,056 | +0.65% |
2012 | 4,251 | +0.94% |
2017 | 4,531 | +1.28% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The inhabitants are called Créçois in French.
Politics and administration
[edit]The town is twinned with
Pielenhofen
Local culture and heritage
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/content-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Cr%C3%A9cy_la_Chapelle_%2877%29_Coll%C3%A9giale_Tympan.jpg/220px-Cr%C3%A9cy_la_Chapelle_%2877%29_Coll%C3%A9giale_Tympan.jpg)
Spots and monuments
[edit]- Collegiale Notre-Dame de Crécy-la-Chapelle,[4] classified monument historique since 1846.[5]
- Saint-Georges church.
- Beffroi.
- Quai des Tanneries.
- Tour aux Saints.
- War memorial for WW1 (Edme Marie Cadoux).
- The local museum is Musée de France, au sens de la loi No. 2002-5 du 4 January 2002 ; It is closed now (January 2013).
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House where lived the artist Corot.
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Wall walk.
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Belfry dating from the 19th century built on a tower dating from 12th century.
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War memorial.
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Vestige of the delivery service.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ La collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Archived 2016-12-03 at the Wayback Machine on the official website of the cityhall. Consulté le 10 octobre 2011.
- ^ Base Mérimée: PA00086915, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Crécy-la-Chapelle.
- 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)
- Official website of the city (in French)