Esmans
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Esmans (French pronunciation: [emɑ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Esmans | |
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The chateau in Esmans | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Esmans | |
  Esmans Location within France  Esmans Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°20′57″N 2°58′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Provins |
| Canton | Montereau-Fault-Yonne |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays de Montereau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Jacques Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 17.83 km2 (6.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 934 |
| • Density | 52.4/km2 (136/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77172 /77940 |
| Elevation | 50–128 m (164–420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
Inhabitants of Esmans are called Esmanais.
History
the history of esmans begins in the Gallo-Roman era. In the Middle Ages Esmans is the property of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Several kings stayed in Esmans: Louis VII in 1139–1140, Louis VIII in 1225, Louis IX Saint Louis in 1255, and Philip IV in 1302. Guillaume Briçonnet the Bishop of Meaux will be buried in the church in 1534.
