Dammarie-les-Lys
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| Commune of Dammarie-les-Lys | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Melun |
| Canton | Perthes En Gâtinais |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Melun-Val de Seine |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Mignon (1988) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 10.24 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
20,659 |
| - Density (1999) | 2,017/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Postal code | 77190 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Dammarie-les-Lys is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 43.3 km. (26.9 miles) from the center of Paris.
[edit] History
During the French Revolution, Dammarie-lès-Lys (meaning "Dammarie near the (Roayl Abbaye of) Lys]") was temporarily renamed Dammarie-les-Fontaines (meaning "Dammarie the fountains") due to the royal symbolism of the fleurs de lis and the religious conotation of the name.
[edit] Transport
Dammarie-les-Lys is served by Vosves station on the Transilien Paris – Lyon suburban rail line.
It is also served by Melun station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D, on the Transilien Paris – Lyon suburban rail line, and on several national rail lines. This station is located at the border between the commune of Dammarie-les-Lys and the commune of Melun, on the Melun side of the border.
[edit] Cultural heritage
Dammarie features the ruins of a typical Cistercian architecture abbey from the 13th century, it was destroyed during the Guerre de cent ans and rebuild, to be partly destroyed again during the French Revolution. This monument has been labeled Monument historique
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