Achères-la-Forêt
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Achères-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ la fɔʁɛ] ⓘ; lit. 'Achères-the-Forest') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in northern France.
Achères-la-Forêt | |
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The church in Achères-la-Forêt | |
 Location of Achères-la-Forêt | |
  Achères-la-Forêt Location within France  Achères-la-Forêt Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′46″N 2°33′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
| Canton | Fontainebleau |
| Intercommunality | CA du Pays de Fontainebleau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Vanessa Piel[1] |
Area 1 | 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,191 |
| • Density | 94.5/km2 (245/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Achèrois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77001 /77760 |
| Elevation | 73–126 m (240–413 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
The inhabitants are called Achérois in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 459 | — |
| 1975 | 647 | +5.03% |
| 1982 | 754 | +2.21% |
| 1990 | 903 | +2.28% |
| 1999 | 1,040 | +1.58% |
| 2007 | 1,242 | +2.24% |
| 2012 | 1,224 | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 1,125 | −1.67% |
| 2023 | 1,191 | +0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- Sainte-Fare church (12th to 15th centuries, Romanesque architecture), historical monument[4]
