Nemours

Nemours is a French town with 12,822 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Ile- de -France region.

Location

Nemours is located 70 km southeast of Paris (BP ) in the arrondissement of Fontainebleau of the department of Seine- et- Marne on the River Loing and the Canal du Loing, which accompanies the river of the same name.

History

In the Middle Ages Nemours was the name -giving location of the Duchy of Nemours the middle reaches of the Seine along stretched to the Duchy of Orléans.

Attractions

• The Gothic church of Saint -Jean -Baptiste was consecrated in 1595, is a monument historique.
• In the village is a castle from the 12th century. There is also a monument historique.

Partnership

Nemours is twinned with the German community in Mill Valley Hesse.

Others

Nemours was the destination of the first stage of Paris -Nice 2013.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Étienne Bézout (1730-1817), mathematician
• Pierre du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817), was a member of the city during the French Revolution
• Ludwik Mieroslawski (1814-1878), Polish freedom fighter
• Philippe Petit ( born 1949 ), pantomime, cabaret artist and one of the most spectacular high-wire artists in the world
• Rudi Garcia (born 1964 ), French football coach
• Geoffrey Kondogbia (* 1993), French footballer