Congis-sur-Thérouanne () is a

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in the

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department in the

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in north-central

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Demographics

The inhabitants are called ''Congissois''.

Schools

The communal preschool and elementary school is the École "Casse-Noisettes". Junior high school students attend Collège Camille-Saint-Saëns in Lizy-sur-Ourcq and Collège du Champivert in Crouy-sur-Ourcq. There is one senior high school/sixth-form college in the commune, Lycée du Gué-à-Tresmes.Vie scolaire
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People linked to the commune

* Pierre Baillet, (born Paris c.1447; died Auxerre before 1513), lord of Villers-lès-Rigault, a former commune merged with Congis-sur-Thérouanne in 1807. He is interred in the Saint-Alexandre chapel, behind the choir, with his brother, Jean III Baillet,

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Henri Hérouin Henri Louis Hérouin, Sr. (born 19 February 1876 in Congis-sur-Thérouanne, date of death unknown) was a French competitor in the sport of archery. Hérouin won the first prize, and is now considered by the International Olympic Committee ...

, (1876-?), Olympic champion

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at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Demographics

Schools

People linked to the commune

See also