Crécy-la-Chapelle () is a commune in the

Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne () is a department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square kilometres (2,284 square miles); it roughly covers its ...

department in the

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in north-central

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Geography

Crécy-la-Chapelle is crossed by the river

Grand Morin The Grand Morin (, literally ''Great Morin'') is a long river in France, left tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village of Lachy. Its course crosses the departments of Marne and Seine-et-Marne. It flows westwards through the towns ...

. The ground of the area is

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. Crécy-la-Chapelle station has rail connections to Chelles and Paris. Localities within the commune are Crécy Bourg, Montbarbin, Serbonne, la Chapelle-sur-Crécy, Libernon, Mongrolle, Férolles, Montaudier, la Grand-Cour, les Hauts-Soleil, le Choisiel, le Souterain, Montpichet.

Population

The inhabitants are called in French.

Politics and administration

The town is twinned with Pielenhofen

Local culture and heritage

Spots and monuments

* Collegiale Notre-Dame de Crécy-la-Chapelle, classified

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since 1846. * Saint-Georges church. * Beffroi. * Quai des Tanneries. * Tour aux Saints. * War memorial for WW1 (Edme Marie Cadoux). * The local museum is ''Musée de France, au sens de la loi No. 2002-5 du 4 January 2002''; It is closed now (January 2013). Corot crécy.JPG, House where lived the artist Corot Chemin de ronde, crecy.jpg, Wall walk Beffroi crecy.JPG, Belfry dating from the 19th century built on a tower dating from 12th century Crecy la chapelle monument aux morts.jpg, War memorial Bureaudelamessagerie crecy.JPG, Vestige of the delivery service

References

External links

1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)
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Official website of the city
Communes of Seine-et-Marne {{Meaux-geo-stub