Thorigny-sur-Marne
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Thorigny-sur-Marne (French pronunciation: [tɔʁiɲi syʁ maʁn] ⓘ, literally Thorigny on Marne) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Thorigny-sur-Marne | |
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The town hall of Thorigny-sur-Marne | |
 Coat of arms | |
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 Location of Thorigny-sur-Marne | |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′04″N 2°42′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Torcy |
| Canton | Lagny-sur-Marne |
| Intercommunality | Marne et Gondoire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Manuel Luis Da Silva[1] |
Area 1 | 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 10,440 |
| • Density | 2,020/km2 (5,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77464 /77400 |
| Elevation | 38–122 m (125–400 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 Thorigny-sur-Marne are called Thorigniens in French.
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Education
As of 2016[update] the three preschools have 376 students, and the three elementary schools have 640 students. The preschools are: Ecole Maternellle Les Cerisiers, Ecole Maternelle Clémenceau, and Ecole Maternelle Les Pointes. The elementary schools are Ecole Elémentaire Les Cerisiers, Ecole Elémentaire Gambetta, and Ecole Elémentaire Les Pointes.[4] The commune has one junior high school, Collège du Moulin à vent, and a vocational high school, Lycée Auguste Perdonnet. The area general senior high school/sixth form college, Lycée Van Dongen, is in Lagny-sur-Marne.[5]
History
In 1649, during the reign of Louis XIV, Thorigny-Sur-Marne was brutally pillaged for 12 days by the Regiment de Conti after agreeing to give them quarter.[6] Witnesses describe how they "used extraordinary violence, having beaten and ransomed the inhabitants, pillaged and burned their furnishings...cut down their fruit trees...eaten and scattered their flock."[7]
