Dormelles

Dormelles
Commune
Dormelles
Location within Île-de-France region
Dormelles
Coordinates: 48°18′58″N 2°54′05″E / 48.3161°N 2.9014°E / 48.3161; 2.9014Coordinates: 48°18′58″N 2°54′05″E / 48.3161°N 2.9014°E / 48.3161; 2.9014
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Fontainebleau
Canton Nemours
Intercommunality CC Moret Seine et Loing
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Francis Largillière
Area1 13.02 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 854
  Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 77161 /77130
Elevation 62–136 m (203–446 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dormelles is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

History

Dormelles was the site of a battle circa 599 between rival Merovingian kings. Chlothar II, ruler of Neustria, faced his cousins, Theuderic II, King of Burgundy, and Theudebert II, King of Austrasia. Chlothar's army suffered a heavy defeat and he fled the field.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Dormelles are called Dormellois.

See also

References

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