Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne

For other places with the same name, see Saint-Fiacre (disambiguation).
Saint-Fiacre
Saint-Fiacre

Coordinates: 48°55′22″N 2°57′17″E / 48.9228°N 2.9547°E / 48.9228; 2.9547Coordinates: 48°55′22″N 2°57′17″E / 48.9228°N 2.9547°E / 48.9228; 2.9547
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Meaux
Canton Crécy-la-Chapelle
Intercommunality Pays Créçois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christian Vavon
Area1 2.75 km2 (1.06 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 379
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 77408 / 77470
Elevation 97–168 m (318–551 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.

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

It is named after Saint Fiacre who built a hospice for travelers at the end of the 6th century in what is now Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne. He is still revered as the patron saint of Saint-Fiacre.

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