Varennes-Jarcy
Varennes-Jarcy | |
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Coordinates: 48°40′44″N 2°33′39″E / 48.6789°N 2.5607°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Évry |
Canton | Épinay-sous-Sénart |
Intercommunality | CC L'Orée de la Brie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Bezot[1] |
Area 1 | 5.48 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,296 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91631 /91480 |
Elevation | 42–94 m (138–308 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Varennes-Jarcy (French pronunciation: [vaʁɛn ʒaʁsi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in northern France, located between Périgny (Val-de-Marne) and Combs-la-Ville (Seine-et-Marne) 25 km from the center of Paris.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 677 | — |
1975 | 997 | +5.69% |
1982 | 1,243 | +3.20% |
1990 | 1,687 | +3.89% |
1999 | 1,907 | +1.37% |
2007 | 2,314 | +2.45% |
2012 | 2,347 | +0.28% |
2017 | 2,310 | −0.32% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Inhabitants of Varennes-Jarcy are known as Varennois in French.
Remarkable sites
Dedicated to
- On the left: Those of Frémin de la Sangle, died in 1492, and that of Françoise de Feugeras, his widow, who owned the properties of Varennes and Périgny.
- On the right: Those of Louis de la Sangle going back to 1549, and that of his mother, the stones have become illegible today.
The church shelters also a superb white marble statue of the
Many alterations took place over the strands of time, as the history testifies, to some to the
- the tree of Jesse, dating back to 1215-1220
- the miracle of Bishop of Tours, dating back to 1230-1240
These two works formed the basis of a museum of the stained glass, before being stored within the
With the revolution, after an inventory of all the church (ornamentation, pieces of furniture) and a financial statement of the Factory, all will be wasted with the profit of the commune and the church will be transformed into "Temple de la raison". One even projected, if time allowed it, to cut down the cross of the bell-tower on December 25, 1793!
The bell dates back to 1781 and failed, like many others, being melted in 1867. Lastly, to release the village square, the old cemetery located around the church, was separated from the village in 1876: The first burial took place in 1886. On right-hand side of the entry, a stele commemorates old Varennois (inhabitants of Varenne) buried in the first cemetery since the 16th century. At the bottom is the mausoleum of the family Bosquillon de Jarcy, owner of the Domaine de Jarcy. Remainders partial of the Abbaye Royale de Jarcy.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Philippe Curtat: Le village de Varennes et L'abbaye royale de Jarcy, literally The village of Varennes and the royal abbey of Jarcy
External links
- Varennes-Jarcy Website (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)