Fresnes-sur-Marne

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fresnes-sur-Marne

(2020–2026) Jean Lefort^[1]Area

7.46 km² (2.88 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

956 • Density130/km² (330/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

77196 /77410

Elevation38–88 m (125–289 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fresnes-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ maʁn] ^ⓘ, literally Fresnes on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

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.^[3]^[4]

Demographics

Inhabitants of Fresnes-sur-Marne are called Fresnois.

Notable people

Henri Buguet (1761–1833), historical and portrait painter

References

^ "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.
^ Allan Braham and Peter Smith (1973), François Mansart, pp. 64–66; 230–232. London: A. Zwemmer. ISBN 9780302022511.
^ Notre village > Histoire, Fresnes-sur-Marne website.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fresnes-sur-Marne.

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)