Provins
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Commune of Provins |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | ÃŽle-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne (sous-préfecture) |
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| Arrondissement | Provins | |
| Canton | Provins (chief town) | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Provinois |
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| Mayor | Christian Jacob (2008-2014) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 86–168 m (280–550 ft) (avg. 91 m/300 ft) |
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| Land area1 | 14.72 km2 (5.68 sq mi) | |
| Population2 (1999) |
11,667 | |
| - Density | 793 /km² (2,050 /sq mi) (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 77379/ 77160 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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| Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party | France |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 873 |
| Region** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2001 (25th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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Provins is a commune of France. Population (1999): 11,667, while 12,814 people live in Provins and the surrounding built-up area.
Provins, Town of medieval fairs, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.
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[edit] Administration
Provins sous-préfecture of the Seine-et-Marne département. It is the chief-town of the arrondissement of Provins, and of the canton of Provins, located in the south-east of the département.
Provins is not the largest city in the arrondissement of which it is the chief-town - that honor falls to Montereau-Fault-Yonne.
The arrondissement itself has 7 cantons, 125 communes and 112,020 residents. The canton of Provins has 15 communes and 20,996 residents.
[edit] History
Provins was home to one of the Champagne fairs that were crucial to the medieval European economy, when the city was under the protection of Counts of Champagne.
[edit] Sights
Provins is well-known for its medieval fortifications, such as the Tour César (Caesar Tower) and well preserved city walls.
The Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church is located here. The Empress Galla Placidia is said to have presented Ancona with the relics of Judas Cyriacus. However, the saint's head was situated at Provins, which was brought over from Jerusalem by Henry I of Champagne, who built a church in this town to contain it. This still stands as the Saint Quiriace Collegiate Church, although construction work during the 12th century was never completed due to financial difficulties during the reign of Philippe le Bel. A dome was added in the 17th century, and the old families of Provins who lived in the upper town were called "Children of the Dome."[1]
[edit] Economy
Provins has an important rose confectionery. This confectionery produces all sorts of food from roses, and its main specialties are rose petal jam, Provinois rose honey and rose candy. And, odd as it may sound, the rose ice cream is a delicious surprise!
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Births
Provins was the birthplace of:
- Marie Jules César Savigny (1777–1851), zoologist
- Dominique Ané, better known as Dominique A (born 1968), songwriter and singer
[edit] Twin towns
Provins is twinned with:
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Provins |
- City council website (French)
- http://www.provins.net/ (French)
- http://www.provins.org/ (English)
- http://www.provins-medieval.com/ (French)
- Provins photos (French)
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Provins (French)
- Map of Provins on Michelin (English)