Thomery

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Thomery

(2020–2026) Bruno Michel^[1]Area

3.71 km² (1.43 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,411 • Density920/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

77463 /77810

Elevation42–96 m (138–315 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Thomery (French: [tɔmʁi] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France, between the forest of Fontainebleau and the river Seine. Thomery station has rail connections to Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Melun and Paris.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,906	—
1975	2,249	+2.39%
1982	2,647	+2.36%
1990	3,025	+1.68%
1999	3,203	+0.64%
2007	3,345	+0.54%
2012	3,443	+0.58%
2017	3,467	+0.14%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants of Thomery are called Thomeryons in French.

Economy

Over the centuries, Thomery has been home to the Chasselas of Thomery table grapes culture (different from the Moissac's chasselas) performed according to ancestral techniques on high walls. After harvesting, the grapes are disposed in especially designed bottles, filled with water and a charcoal piece, and stored over a period of several months in wine caves or cellars built inside the local houses. This technique allows the grapes to be sold after the Christmas season even as late as Easter with perfectly naturally preserved fruits. This tradition has been extremely popular in from 19th century to World War II, and was destinated to rich tables in Paris (grapes were sold at Fauchon) and beyond (the Russian Csar court was also delivered). The peak of production was in the 1920s with more than 800 tons of grapes a year cultured over a total 350 km (220 mi) of walls. The vine walls are still present in Thomery and have been classified in 1993 by the Monuments historiques. Nowadays, only a few inhabitants are still running the activity for local consumption.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomery.

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)