Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne
Appearance
Saint-Fiacre | |
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Coordinates: 48°55′22″N 2°57′17″E / 48.9228°N 2.9547°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Meaux |
Canton | Serris |
Intercommunality | CA Pays de Meaux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Vavon |
Area 1 | 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 458 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77408 /77470 |
Elevation | 97–168 m (318–551 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Fiacre is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
It is named after Saint Fiacre who built a hospice for travelers at the end of the 6th century in what is now Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne. He is still revered as the patron saint of Saint-Fiacre.
Cultural references
- In Georges Simenon's L'Affaire Saint-Fiacre[2] (published in English translation in various editions as 'Maigret Goes Home') Saint-Fiacre is named as the famous detective's birthplace.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Simenon, G. (1931). Chez les Flamands ; Liberty Bar ; L'Affaire Saint-Fiacre. Paris: Bibliothèque Simenon, Librairie Arthème Fayard.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Fiacre (Seine-et-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)