Fresnes-sur-Marne

Fresnes-sur-Marne
Fresnes-sur-Marne
Commune
	The town hall of Fresnes-sur-Marne
	Coat of arms
	Location of Fresnes-sur-Marne
	Fresnes-sur-Marne Fresnes-sur-Marne
	Coordinates: 48°56′16″N 2°44′30″E / 48.9378°N 2.7416°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Meaux
Canton	Claye-Souilly
Intercommunality	CC Plaines et Monts de France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Lefort
Area 1	7.46 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Population (2021)	956
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77196 /77410
Elevation	38–88 m (125–289 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fresnes-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn syʁ maʁn] ^ⓘ, literally Fresnes on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

History[edit]

The Château de Fresnes was located here. On 12 January 1641 it was purchased by Henri de Guénégaud, who had the noted French architect François Mansart design and construct a chapel around 1644 to 1650. The château and chapel were demolished in 1828–1830.^[3]^[4]

Demographics[edit]

Inhabitants of Fresnes-sur-Marne are called Fresnois.

Notable people[edit]

Henri Buguet (1761–1833), historical and portrait painter

References[edit]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Allan Braham and Peter Smith (1973), François Mansart, pp. 64–66; 230–232. London: A. Zwemmer. ISBN 9780302022511.
^ Notre village > Histoire, Fresnes-sur-Marne website.