Crécy-la-Chapelle () is a

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in the

Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne () is a Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in Northern France. Named after the rivers Seine and Marne (river), Marne, it is the region's largest department with an area of 5,915 square ...

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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 Crécy-la-Chapelle () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography Crécy-la-Chapelle is crossed by the river Grand Morin. The ground of the area is limestone. Crécy-la-Chapel ...

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.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called ''Créçois''.

Politics and administration

The town is twinned with

Pielenhofen Pielenhofen is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany. It lies on the Naab River. Buildings It is the site of Pielenhofen Abbey, formerly a Cistercian nunnery, now a house and school of the Visitandines , image ...

Local culture and heritage

Crécy la Chapelle (77) Collégiale Tympan

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 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.

Geography

Demographics

Politics and administration

Local culture and heritage

Spots and monuments

See also