Recy

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Recy

Total population

1,060

Elevation76 m

Land area14.38 km²

Coordinates48.99°, 4.32°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Recy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Adelbert von Chamisso

German poet and botanist (1781–1838)

Pierre Dac

French humorist (1893-1975)

Xavier Bertrand

French politician

Étienne Œhmichen

French helicopter designer (1884–1955)

Pierre Richer de Belleval

French botanist (1558-1632)

Adrien Languillat

French missionary (1808–1878)

Emile Herbillon

French soldier, politician and officer (1794-1866)

David Blondel

French minister and theologian (1590–1655)

Jean Talon

first Intendant of New France

Jacques Foccart

French politician (1913-1997)

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

Paul-Louis Carrière

Catholic bishop (1908-2008)

D

Damien Ledentu

French association football referee

Franck Gordon

French engineer, author of novels and essays in the 2000s

Jacques Massu

French general (1908–2002)

Auguste Nicolas Eugène Millon

French chemist (1812-1867)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Grand Est

• Sarry
  6.3 mi away · pop. 2,011
• Hans
  21.2 mi away · pop. 130
• Fère-Champenoise
  21.9 mi away · pop. 2,170
• Bétheny
  23.6 mi away · pop. 7,086
• Sainte-Menehould
  27.2 mi away · pop. 4,166
• Revigny-sur-Ornain
  32.5 mi away · pop. 2,702
• Taizy
  36.8 mi away · pop. 103
• Bettancourt-la-Ferrée
  38 mi away · pop. 1,795
• Saint-Fergeux
  39.9 mi away · pop. 215
• Ancerville
  40.3 mi away · pop. 2,599
• Feuges
  41.9 mi away · pop. 331
• Brienne-le-Château
  42.2 mi away · pop. 2,738

Browse all places in Grand Est →

Recently spotted species

African Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus caeruleus

Seen 2026-10-17

Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

Zoropsis spinimana

Seen 2026-10-04

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-26

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-24

Mottled Grasshopper

Myrmeleotettix maculatus

Seen 2026-09-18

Meal moth

Pyralis farinalis

Seen 2026-09-11

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Seen 2026-09-07

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-09-05

Bloody-nosed Beetle

Timarcha tenebricosa

Seen 2026-09-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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