Boissise-le-Roi
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The town hall of Boissise-le-Roi | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Boissise-le-Roi | |
Boissise-le-Roi Boissise-le-Roi | |
| Coordinates: 48°31′44″N 2°34′25″E / 48.529°N 2.5735°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Melun |
| Canton | Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry |
| Intercommunality | CA Melun Val de Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Véronique Chagnat[1] |
Area 1 | 7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,941 |
| • Density | 556/km2 (1,440/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Régiboissiens |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77040 /77310 |
| Elevation | 37–83 m (121–272 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Boissise-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [bwasiz lə ʁwa] ⓘ; lit. 'Boissise-the-King') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in northern France. It is on the left bank of the Seine, west of Melun. The church, the château and its park are listed monuments.[3][4][5]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,030 | — |
| 1975 | 1,818 | +8.46% |
| 1982 | 2,676 | +5.68% |
| 1990 | 3,126 | +1.96% |
| 1999 | 3,653 | +1.75% |
| 2007 | 3,619 | −0.12% |
| 2012 | 3,696 | +0.42% |
| 2017 | 3,775 | +0.42% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
The inhabitants are called Régiboissiens (masculine) and Régiboissiennes (feminine) in French.
Transport
Boissise-le-Roi station is served by RER D.
Twin towns
Boissise-le-Roi is twinned with:
- Caerano di San Marco, Italy, since 2002
- Alvelos, in Barcelos, Portugal
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Église, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Jardin d'agrément dit parc du château de Boissise-le-Roi, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boissise-le-Roi.
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- History of Boissise-le-Roi (in French)