Saint-Fiacre | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Saint-Fiacre (Seine-et-Marne).svg |
Coordinates: | 48.9228°N 2.9547°W |
Insee: | 77408 |
Postal Code: | 77470 |
Arrondissement: | Meaux |
Canton: | Serris |
Mayor: | David Lourdelet[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Pays de Meaux |
Elevation Min M: | 97 |
Elevation Max M: | 168 |
Area Km2: | 2.75 |
Saint-Fiacre (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ fjakʁ/) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
It is named after Saint Fiacre who built a hospice for travelers at the end of the 6th century in what is now Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne. He is still revered as the patron saint of Saint-Fiacre.
In the late medieval song Le Roy Engloys, Saint-Fiacre en Brie, Brie being the region the town is located in, is mentioned as the place where the English king Henry V died. This is incorrect, however, as the king died at Vincennes, the error can be explained by the fact that the song has been written a century later.