Soisy-Bouy
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Provins |
| Canton | Provins |
| Intercommunality | Provinois |
| Mayor | Jean-Patrick Sottiez (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 71–162 m (233–531 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 792 (2006) |
| - Density | 70 /km2 (180 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77456/ 77650 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 48°30′40″N 3°17′44″E / 48.5111°N 3.2956°E
Soisy-Bouy is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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History [edit]
On 16 November 1240, Edmund Rich (1175–1240), also known as Saint Edmund or Eadmund of Canterbury, and as Saint Edmund of Abingdon, a 13th-century archbishop of Canterbury in England, died here at the house of Augustinian Canons.
Demographics [edit]
Inhabitants of Soisy-Bouy are called Bouyards.
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External links [edit]
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
- Map of Soisy-Bouy on Michelin (English)
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