Congis-sur-Thérouanne explained

Congis-sur-Thérouanne
Commune Status:	Commune
Coordinates:	49.0078°N 2.9761°W
Insee:	77126
Postal Code:	77440
Arrondissement:	Meaux
Canton:	La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
Mayor:	Philippe Mimmas^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Pays de l'Ourcq
Elevation Min M:	42
Elevation Max M:	122
Area Km2:	15.12

Congis-sur-Thérouanne (in French pronounced as /kɔ̃ʒi syʁ teʁwan/) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Congissois.

Schools

The communal preschool and elementary school is the École "Casse-Noisettes". Junior high school students attend Collège Camille-Saint-Saëns in Lizy-sur-Ourcq and Collège du Champivert in Crouy-sur-Ourcq. There is one senior high school/sixth-form college in the commune, Lycée du Gué-à-Tresmes.^[2]

People linked to the commune

• Pierre Baillet, (born Paris c.1447; died Auxerre before 1513), lord of Villers-lès-Rigault, a former commune merged with Congis-sur-Thérouanne in 1807. He is interred in the Saint-Alexandre chapel, behind the choir, with his brother, Jean III Baillet, Bishop of Auxerre.
• Henri Hérouin, (1876-?), Olympic champion archer at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

• Home page
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. "Vie scolaire." Congis-sur-Thérouanne. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.