Nemours is located on the
Loing and its canal, 26 m. S. of
Melun , on the Paris-Lyon railway.
Nemours is supposed to derive its name from the woods (''nemora'') in the midst of which it formerly stood, and discoveries of
Gallo-Roman remains indicate its early origin. It was captured by the English in
1420 , but derives its historical importance rather from the lordship (afterwards duchy)
To Which It Gave Its Name . In
1585 a treaty revoking previous concessions to the Protestants was concluded at Nemours between
Catherine De' Medici and the
Guises .
The church, which dates mainly from the 16th century, has a handsome wooden spire, and there is a feudal castle. A statue of the mathematician
Bézout (d. 1783), a native of the town, was erected in 1885.
In the vicinity is a group of fine
Sandstone rocks, and sand is extensively quarried.
The population in 1906 was 4,814.
Nemours was the birthplace of:
Nemours is twinned with
Mulhtal ,
Germany .
