Faremoutiers

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Faremoutiers

(2020–2026) Nicolas Caux^[1]Area

10.93 km² (4.22 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,013 • Density280/km² (710/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

77176 /77515

Elevation89–132 m (292–433 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Faremoutiers (French pronunciation: [faʁmutje] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

History

Originally named Evoriacum, Faremoutiers was renamed in honour of Saint Fara, who founded the Abbey of Faremoutiers there in the 620s. It lies in the historical region of Brie.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,088	—
1975	1,248	+1.98%
1982	1,461	+2.28%
1990	1,849	+2.99%
1999	2,287	+2.39%
2007	2,402	+0.62%
2012	2,496	+0.77%
2017	2,822	+2.49%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants of Faremoutiers are called Faremontais in French.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faremoutiers.

Official site (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)