Crécy-la-Chapelle explained

Crécy-la-Chapelle
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de Crécy-la-Chapelle (Seine-et-Marne).svg
Coordinates:	48.8563°N 2.911°W
Insee:	77142
Postal Code:	77580
Arrondissement:	Meaux
Canton:	Serris
Mayor:	Christine Autenzio^[1]
Term:	2022 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Coulommiers Pays de Brie
Elevation Min M:	45
Elevation Max M:	157
Area Km2:	15.78

Crécy-la-Chapelle (in French pronounced as /kʁesi la ʃapɛl/) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

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

The inhabitants are called Créçois in French.

Politics and administration

The town is twinned withPielenhofen

Local culture and heritage

Spots and monuments

• Collegiale Notre-Dame de Crécy-la-Chapelle,^[2] classified monument historique since 1846.
• 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).

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
2. http://www.crecylachapelle.eu/Main.aspx?numStructure=39347&numRubrique=25470 La collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption