Dormelles

Dormelles
Commune
The town hall in Dormelles
Location of Dormelles
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Coordinates: 48°18′58″N 2°54′05″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Fontainebleau
Canton	Nemours
Intercommunality	CC Moret Seine et Loing
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Largillière[1]
Area ^1	13.02 km^2 (5.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	790
• Density	61/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77161 /77130
Elevation	62–136 m (203–446 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dormelles (French pronunciation: [dɔʁmɛl] ^ⓘ) 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

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)