Soisy-Bouy
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Soisy-Bouy (French pronunciation: [swazi bwi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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The church in Soisy-Bouy | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Soisy-Bouy | |
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| Coordinates: 48°30′40″N 3°17′44″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Provins |
| Canton | Provins |
| Intercommunality | Provinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Patrick Sottiez[1] |
Area 1 | 11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 850 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77456 /77650 |
| Elevation | 71–162 m (233–531 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
On 16 November 1240, Edmund Rich (1175–1240), also known as Saint Edmund or Eadmund of Canterbury, and as Saint Edmund of Abingdon, a 13th-century archbishop of Canterbury in England, died here at the house of Augustinian Canons.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Soisy-Bouy are called Bouyards. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 850.[3]
