Crécy-la-Chapelle

Crécy-la-Chapelle (French pronunciation: [kʁesi la ʃapɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Crécy-la-Chapelle
Commune
The town hall in Crécy-la-Chapelle
Coat of arms
Location of Crécy-la-Chapelle
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Coordinates: 48°51′23″N 2°54′40″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Meaux
Canton	Serris
Intercommunality	CA Coulommiers Pays de Brie
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Christine Autenzio[1]
Area 1	15.78 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	4,779
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77142 /77580
Elevation	45–157 m (148–515 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Crécy-la-Chapelle is crossed by the river Grand Morin. The ground of the area is limestone. Crécy-la-Chapelle station has rail connections to Chelles and Paris.

Localities within the commune are Crécy Bourg, Montbarbin, Serbonne, la Chapelle-sur-Crécy, Libernon, Mongrolle, Férolles, Montaudier, la Grand-Cour, les Hauts-Soleil, le Choisiel, le Souterain, Montpichet.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,928	—
1975	2,193	+1.86%
1982	2,413	+1.38%
1990	3,222	+3.68%
1999	3,851	+2.00%
2007	4,056	+0.65%
2012	4,251	+0.94%
2017	4,531	+1.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

The inhabitants are called Créçois in French.

Politics and administration

The town is twinned with Pielenhofen

Local culture and heritage

Tympanum on the occidental portal of the collegiate.

Spots and monuments

• Collegiale Notre-Dame de Crécy-la-Chapelle,^[4] classified monument historique since 1846.^[5]
• Saint-Georges church.
• Beffroi.
• Quai des Tanneries.
• Tour aux Saints.
• War memorial for WW1 (Edme Marie Cadoux).
• The local museum is Musée de France, au sens de la loi No. 2002-5 du 4 January 2002 ; It is closed now (January 2013).

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  House where lived the artist Corot.
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  Wall walk.
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  Belfry dating from the 19th century built on a tower dating from 12th century.
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  War memorial.
• 
  Vestige of the delivery service.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. La collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Archived 2016-12-03 at the Wayback Machine on the official website of the cityhall. Consulté le 10 octobre 2011.
5. Base Mérimée: PA00086915, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

External links

• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Official website of the city (in French)