Larchant
Larchant | |
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Commune | |
The basilica of Saint Mathurin | |
Larchant Location within Île-de-France region Larchant | |
Coordinates: 48°17′06″N 2°35′51″E / 48.285°N 2.5975°ECoordinates: 48°17′06″N 2°35′51″E / 48.285°N 2.5975°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-et-Marne |
Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
Canton | Nemours |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Mevel |
Area1 | 29.24 km2 (11.29 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 734 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 77244 /77760 |
Elevation | 62–141 m (203–463 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. |
Larchant is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region.
Demographics
The inhabitants are called Liricantois from the Latin name of the town, Liricantus.
Features
Larchant has a cathedral that has served as the center of the cult of Saint Maturin.
A landscape oil painting by Balthus dating from 1939 is a panoramic view of the village centered on the basilica.[1]
In her 1980 novel The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Patricia Highsmith described the town. as a "quiet village" where "[t]he little private houses, all close together in cobble-stoned lanes, looked like illustrations from children's books, cottages almost too small for man and wife to live in".[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Rewald, Sabine (1984). Balthus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 96–7. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ↑ Highsmith, Patricia (1980). The Boy who Followed Ripley. Lippincott & Crowell. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Larchant. |
- Official site (in French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Larchant (in French)
- Map of Larchant on Michelin (in English)