Faremoutiers () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
History Originally named Evoriacum, Faremoutiers was renamed in honour of Saint Fara, who founded the double Abbey of Faremoutiers there in the 620s. It lies in the historical region of Brie.
The patron saint of the village is another 7th-century abbess, Æthelburh of Faremoutiers, daughter of King Anna of East Anglia in the UK.
Population
Inhabitants of Faremoutiers are called Faremontais in French.
See also Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
References
External links
Official site 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)