Jouarre

Jouarre is a commune with 4184 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne in the Île- de -France region; it belongs to Arrondissement Meaux and the Canton of La Ferté -sous -Jouarre. The inhabitants of Jouarre Jotranciens call themselves. The village lies on the banks of the River Petit Morin.

Attractions

• Merovingian crypt to 660 and making it the oldest in Europe
• Notre- Dame de Jouarre Abbey, Benedictine, 7th century
• The Romanesque tower, 11th century
• The church of Saint -Pierre -et -Saint -Paul, 16th century, with the tombs of the abbesses; Behind the church cemetery cross ( Jouarre )

Personalities

• Antoine- Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836) botanist
• Hippolyte Fizeau (1819-1896), Physicist