Nemours

Geography

Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. 42 km south of Melun, on the Moret–Lyon railway. Nemours – Saint-Pierre station has rail connections to Montargis, Melun, Nevers and Paris.

History

Nemours is supposed to derive its name from the woods (nemora) in the midst of which it formerly stood, and discoveries of Gallo-Roman remains indicate its early origin. It was captured by the English in 1420, but derives its historical importance rather from the lordship (afterwards duchy) of Nemours, and the fief lords the Duke of Nemours to which it gave its name. In 1585 a treaty revoking previous concessions to the Protestants was concluded at Nemours between Catherine de' Medici and the Guises.

The Hôtel de Ville was commissioned as a convent in 1669.

Demographics

Inhabitants are called Nemouriens. |graph-pos = right |1968 |8131 |1975 |11223 |1982 |11665 |1990 |12072 |1999 |12898 |2007 |12813 |2012 |12770 |2017 |13081

Sights

The church, which dates mainly from the sixteenth century, has a handsome wooden spire. The feudal castle, erected around 1120 was turned into a museum in the 20th century. It has a central keep with four rounded towers.

A statue of the mathematician Bézout (d. 1783), a native of the town, was erected in 1885.

In the vicinity is a group of fine sandstone rocks, and sand is extensively quarried.

The city also hosts the Musée de Préhistoire d'Île-de-France, museum dedicated to prehistory in Île-de-France region.

Close to the city, at Saint-Pierre-lès-Nemours, is located the forest Massif forestier des Rochers-Gréau.

Hospital

Nemours has a campus of the Centre hospitalier Sud Seine et Marne.

Notable people

Nemours was the birthplace of:

• Pierre Berthier (1782-1861), geologist and mining engineer
• Étienne Bézout (1730–1783), mathematician
• Geoffrey Kondogbia (born 1993), professional footballer
• Justin-Chrysostome Sanson (1833–1910), sculptor
• Philippe Petit (1949-), highwire artist Also, Claudia Cardinale (1938–2025), a famous cinema actress and icon, spent her last years here, until her final day.

Twin towns – sister cities

Nemours is twinned with:

• GER Mühltal, Germany
• USA Wilmington, United States

Climate

|Jan record high C = 17.0 |Feb record high C = 21.6 |Mar record high C = 26.8 |Apr record high C = 29.2 |May record high C = 32.9 |Jun record high C = 38.7 |Jul record high C = 42.5 |Aug record high C = 41.1 |Sep record high C = 35.9 |Oct record high C = 29.9 |Nov record high C = 23.4 |Dec record high C = 17.9 |Jan record low C = -13.3 |Feb record low C = -13.4 |Mar record low C = -11.7 |Apr record low C = -4.6 |May record low C = -0.9 |Jun record low C = 2.0 |Jul record low C = 6.1 |Aug record low C = 4.4 |Sep record low C = 0.5 |Oct record low C = -4.7 |Nov record low C = -10.9 |Dec record low C = -12.1 |access-date=21 November 2024}}}}

References

References

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2. Le duché de Nemours, Géographie historique de la France, Histoire de l'Europe. France 2008. http://www.cosmovisions.com/histNemours.htm
3. Letter of Catherine de Médicis ''Au Roy Monsieur mon Filz'', enclosing the articles of peace. Hector La Ferrière-Percy, Gustave Baguenault de Purchesse, André Lesort, eds. ''Lettres de Catherine de Médicis: 1582–1585'' : 339f.
4. "Mairie de Nemours". Le Parisien.
5. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-77333#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
6. (2025-09-23). "Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was 'Italy's Girlfriend,' Is Dead at 87".
7. "Jumelage & échanges internationaux". Nemours.