Ferrières-en-Brie
| Ferrières-en-Brie | |
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Saint Rémy Church | |
  Ferrières-en-Brie | |
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Location within Île-de-France region  Ferrières-en-Brie | |
| Coordinates: 48°49′25″N 2°42′21″E / 48.8236°N 2.7058°ECoordinates: 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 | Torcy |
| Intercommunality | Brie Boisée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Mireille Munch |
| Area1 | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,101 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77181 / 77164 |
| Elevation | 84–126 m (276–413 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ferrières-en-Brie is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Geography
Ferrières-en-Brie is located 26 km (16 mi) east of Paris, on the Brie plateau, between the Seine river and Marne river valleys.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Ferrières-en-Brie are called Ferrièrois.
Education
The town has a single public preschool and elementary school, groupe scolaire de la Taffarette.[1]
Castle
- 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
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferrières-en-Brie. |
- Home page (French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Ferrières-en-Brie (French)
- Map of Ferrières-en-Brie on Michelin (English)
- Château de la Ferrières english website
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