Ferrières-en-Brie
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Commune of Ferrières-en-Brie |
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Saint Rémy Church | ||
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Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
Arrondissement | Torcy | |
Canton | Torcy | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Brie Boisée | |
Mayor | Mireille Munch (2008-2014) |
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Statistics | ||
Elevation | 84 m–126 m | |
Land area¹ | 6.75 km² | |
Population² (1999) |
1,655 | |
- Density | 245/km² (1999) | |
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INSEE/Postal code | 77181/ 77164 | |
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Ferrières-en-Brie is a French commune located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France région.
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[edit] Geography
Ferrières-en-Brie is located 26 km east of Paris, on the Brie plateau, between the Seine river and Marne river valleys.
[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Ferrières-en-Brie are called Ferrièrois.
As of the census of 1999, the village has a population of 1,655.
[edit] Castle
- Château de Ferrières, built in 19th century by Joseph Paxton for James de Rotschild on the place of the former castle of Joseph Fouché, Duke of Otranto