Saint-Méry (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ meʁi] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
History
Towards the end of the seventh century, Saint Mederic, abbot of Saint-Martin d'Autun, set off on a pilgrimage to the tombs of Saint Denis and Saint Germain, in Paris, in the company of a young monk named Frodulphe. The road was long because the abbot, aging and tired, had to stop often to take rest. It was thus that Mederic and Frodulphe halted at a deserted spot near Paris, where a chapel was then erected to commemorate the pilgrim abbe, whose charity, piety, and miracles had struck the people. Soon some houses came to group around the building placed under the name of Saint-Médéric said Saint-Merry, Saint-Merri or Saint-Méry.[3]
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church of Saint-Méry -
bridge in Saint Mery -
Wash house in Saint-Méry -
Saint-Méry Town Hall at 77 Church Street
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Méry are called Médériciens.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 255 | — |
| 1975 | 236 | −1.10% |
| 1982 | 278 | +2.37% |
| 1990 | 302 | +1.04% |
| 1999 | 366 | +2.16% |
| 2007 | 389 | +0.76% |
| 2012 | 372 | −0.89% |
| 2017 | 344 | −1.55% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Vita S. Mederici - Jacques-Gabriel Bulliot, Essai historique de l'Abbaye de Saint-Martin d'Autun, chap. V, p. 83.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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)
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