Coordinates: 48°16′03″N 2°41′49″E / 48.2674265°N 2.6969719°E
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Commune of Nemours |
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  Nemours
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
| Canton | Nemours |
| Mayor | Valérie Lacroute (UMP) (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 57–133 m (190–440 ft) (avg. 62 m/200 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.83 km2 (4.18 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 12,587 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,162 /km2 (3,010 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77333/ 77140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Nemours is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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Geography
Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. 42 km (26 mi) south of Melun, on the Paris-Lyon railway.
History
Nemours is supposed to derive its name from the woods (nemora) in the midst of which it formerly stood, and discoveries of Gallo-Roman remains indicate its early origin. It was captured by the English in 1420, but derives its historical importance rather from the lordship (afterwards duchy) to which it gave its name. In 1585 a treaty revoking previous concessions to the Protestants was concluded at Nemours between Catherine de' Medici and the Guises.
Sights
The church, which dates mainly from the sixteenth century, has a handsome wooden spire. The feudal castle, erected around 1120 was turned into a museum in the 20th century. It has a central keep with four rounded towers.
A statue of the mathematician Bézout (d. 1783), a native of the town, was erected in 1885.
In the vicinity is a group of fine sandstone rocks, and sand is extensively quarried.
Demographics
Inhabitants are called Nemouriens.
People
Nemours was the birthplace of:
- Jean Aimar (1228-1277), historian
- Étienne Bézout (1730-1783), mathematician
- Justin-Chrysostome Sanson (1833-1910), sculptor
- Philippe Petit (1949-), highwire artist
Twin towns
See also
References
- INSEE
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nemours |
- Official site (French)
- Nemours tourism office website
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Nemours (French)
- Map of Nemours on Michelin (English)
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