Ozoir-la-Ferrière

Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Commune
The town hall of Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Ozoir-la-Ferrière Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Coordinates: 48°46′41″N 2°40′48″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Torcy
Canton	Ozoir-la-Ferrière
Intercommunality	Les Portes Briardes Entre Ville et Forêts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Oneto
Area 1	15.58 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	20,692
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77350 /77330
Elevation	94–122 m (308–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ozoir-la-Ferrière (French pronunciation: [ozwaʁ la fɛʁjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the urban area of Paris 25.6 km (15.9 mi) east-southeast from the center.

Demographics

Inhabitants are called Ozoiriens or Ozophoriciens.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 576 —     1800 613 +0.89% 1806 661 +1.26% 1821 672 +0.11% 1831 644 −0.42% 1836 571 −2.38% 1841 583 +0.42% 1846 584 +0.03% 1851 608 +0.81% 1856 623 +0.49% 1861 696 +2.24% 1866 709 +0.37% 1872 665 −1.06% 1876 652 −0.49% 1881 702 +1.49% 1886 724 +0.62% 1891 751 +0.73% 1896 843 +2.34%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 801 −1.02% 1906 851 +1.22% 1911 813 −0.91% 1921 717 −1.25% 1926 721 +0.11% 1931 1,017 +7.12% 1936 1,544 +8.71% 1946 1,550 +0.04% 1954 2,050 +3.56% 1962 3,026 +4.99% 1968 4,739 +7.76% 1975 11,778 +13.89% 1982 13,719 +2.20% 1990 19,031 +4.18% 1999 20,707 +0.94% 2007 20,202 −0.31% 2012 20,074 −0.13% 2017 20,331 +0.25%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

History

During the French Revolution, Ozoir-la-Ferrière was temporarily renamed Ozoir-la-Raison, meaning "Ozoir the Reason".

Transportation

Ozoir-la-Ferrière is served by Ozoir-la-Ferrière station on Paris RER line .

Twin cities

Ozoir-la-Ferrière is twinned with the town of Swords, the county town of Fingal, in Dublin, eastern Ireland.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

• Official website (in French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)