Provins
commune in Seine-et-Marne, France
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Summary
Provins is a commune of France[1]. Provins ranks in the top 0.6% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,846 views/month, #187 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Les Plus Beaux Détours de France[3], Concours des villes et villages fleuris[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Seine-et-Marne[5], arrondissement of Provins[6]
- Country: France[7]
- Head of government: Christian Jacob (politician)[8], Olivier Lavenka[9]
- Shares border with: Rouilly[10], Chalautre-la-Petite[11], Mortery[12], Poigny[13], Saint-Brice[14], Sourdun[15], Vulaines-lès-Provins[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Bendorf[17], Waldenbuch[18], Pingyao[19]
- Postal code: 77160[20]
- Commons category: Provins[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22], UTC+02:00[23]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Provins[24]
- Official website: https://www.mairie-provins.fr/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Provins[26]
- Commons gallery: Provins[27]
- Email address: mailto:info@mairie-provins.fr[28]
- Population: 11,940[29], 11,683[30], 12,269[31], 11,844[32], 12,000[33], 12,132[34], 12,115[35], 11,958[36], 11,824[37], 11,632[38]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Provins[39]
- Phone number: +33-1-64-60-38-38[40]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42]
- Capital of: arrondissement of Provins[43], Champagne[44], canton of Provins[45]
- Official name: Provins[46]
- List of monuments: list of historical monuments in Provins[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Provins[48]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Provins[49]
- Female population: 6340[50]
- Male population: 5504[51]
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Physical Characteristics
Provins covers an area of 14.72 km²[52]. Elevations include 91 m[53], 86 m[54], 168 m[55], and 133 m[56].
Why It Matters
Provins has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Provins is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]