Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Congis-sur-Thérouanne | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Meaux |
Canton | Lizy-sur-Ourcq |
Intercommunality | Pays de l'Ourcq |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Francis Élu |
Area 1 | 15.12 km2 (5.84 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 1,772 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77126 /77440 |
Elevation | 42–122 m (138–400 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Congis-sur-Thérouanne is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Demographics
The inhabitants are called Congissois.
Schools
The communal preschool and elementary school is the École "Casse-Noisettes". Junior high school students attend Collège Camille-Saint-Saëns in Lizy-sur-Ourcq and Collège du Champivert in Crouy-sur-Ourcq. There is one senior high school/sixth-form college in the commune, Lycée du Gué-à-Tresmes.[1]
People linked to the commune
- Pierre Baillet, (born Paris c.1447; died Auxerre before 1513), lord of Villers-lès-Rigault, a former commune merged with Congis-sur-Thérouanne in 1807. He is interred in the Saint-Alexandre chapel, behind the choir, with his brother, Jean III Baillet, Bishop of Auxerre.
- Henri Hérouin, (1876-?), Olympic champion archer at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, was born here.
See also
References
- ^ "Vie scolaire." Congis-sur-Thérouanne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
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