Thomery

Thomery is a commune with 3429 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne and the Ile- de -France region.

Geography

Thomery consists of By, a former independent municipality, and the hamlets Monforts and Effondré.

Neighboring municipalities are in the northwest Samoreau, in the north and northeast Féricy and Machault, in the West and Avon Fontainebleau, the east and south-west Veneux -les -Sablons and Champagne- sur -Seine.

History

Thomery was since the 11th century Manse of the Priory Saint- Denis de la Chartres in Paris.

In the 19th century Thomery was known for its special breed of table grapes, which until the early 19th century brought the town great wealth.

Demographics

Attractions

• Church of Saint- Amand, built in the 13th century ( Monument historique )
• Rosa Bonheur Museum, housed in her home and studio
• Walls with vines ( Monument historique )

Economy

Thomery was dominated for a long time by the wine. Between the two world wars, a factory for rolling bearings moved, which had up to 700 employees. In 1964 she was acquired by the Swedish group SKF, which sold part of the company today employs in place for about 100 people.

Twinning

• Moissac in France

Personalities

• Rosa Bonheur, painter, lived in the hamlet of By Thomery, where she died in 1899
• Adrienne Clostre, born in Thomery composer, received in 1949 the Prix de Rome
• Francis Gruber (1912-1948), painter, son of the stained-glass artist Jacques Gruber, lived in Thomery and was buried in the municipal cemetery
• Gregh Fernand (1873-1960), French poet and literary critic who, in his house in the village By called Bois- Billaud, his artist friends received