Mouy-sur-Seine

Mouy -sur -Seine is a commune of 360 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne in the Île- de -France region; it belongs to Arrondissement Provins Canton and Bray- sur -Seine. The inhabitants call themselves Mouytois.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the north bank of the Seine, opposite of Bray- sur -Seine, 22 kilometers north of the city of Sens.

History

For the Gallo- Roman period, the place was on the Roman road that linked Lyon with Boulogne -sur -Mer.

He was first delivered as Moysei in the 11th century. Other toponyms were: Moisium ( 1163 ), Moisy (1201 ), Moisy -sur -Seine ( 1335), Moysiacum propre Brayum (1400), Moy -lès -Bray -sur -Seine ( 1512), Moysy ( 1674), Moisy ( 1757) and Mouy (1801 ).

Demographics

Attractions

• Church of Sainte -Geneviève, built in 1767