Faremoutiers
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Faremoutiers (French pronunciation: [faʁmutje] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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Faremoutiers | |
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The town hall in Faremoutiers | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Faremoutiers | |
  Faremoutiers  Faremoutiers | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′58″N 2°59′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Meaux |
| Canton | Fontenay-Trésigny |
| Intercommunality | CA Coulommiers Pays de Brie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Caux[1] |
Area 1 | 10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,057 |
| • Density | 279.7/km2 (724.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77176 /77515 |
| Elevation | 89–132 m (292–433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Originally named Evoriacum, Faremoutiers was renamed in honour of Saint Fara, who founded the double Abbey of Faremoutiers there in the 620s. It lies in the historical region of Brie.
The patron saint of the village is another 7thC abbess, Æthelburh of Faremoutiers, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia in the UK.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,088 | — |
| 1975 | 1,248 | +1.98% |
| 1982 | 1,461 | +2.28% |
| 1990 | 1,849 | +2.99% |
| 1999 | 2,287 | +2.39% |
| 2007 | 2,402 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 2,496 | +0.77% |
| 2017 | 2,822 | +2.49% |
| 2023 | 3,057 | +1.34% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Faremoutiers are called Faremontais in French.
