Larchant

Larchant
The basilica of Saint Mathurin
Larchant
Location within Île-de-France region Larchant
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Fontainebleau
Canton	La Chapelle-la-Reine
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Vincent Mevel
Area1	29.24 km2 (11.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	734
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77244 / 77760
Elevation	62–141 m (203–463 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.

Larchant is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region.

Demographics

Inhabitants are called Liricantois.

Features

Larchant has a cathedral that has served as the center of the cult of Saint Maturin.

A landscape oil painting by Balthus dating from 1939 is a panoramic view of the village centered on the basilica.

in her 1980 novel The Boy Who Followed Ripley, Patricia Highsmith described the town. as a "quiet village" where "[t]he little private houses, all close together in cobble-stoned lanes, looked like illustrations from children's books, cottages almost too small for man and wife to live in".

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department
• Fontainebleau rock climbing

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official site (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 Larchant (French)
• Map of Larchant on Michelin (English)