Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne

Coulommiers is a commune with 14,622 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne ( Île- de -France ). The place in the historical region of Brie is located about 60 km east of Paris, on the banks of the River Grand Morin. Here, the type of cheese Coulommiers has its origin that is made today, though in another region (France).

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Coulommiers

  • Chapel Sainte -Anne from the 13th century ( Monument historique )
  • Théâtre municipal de Coulommiers built, 1904 ( monument historique )

Twinning

  • Titisee -Neustadt, Germany
  • Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632), painter
  • Antoine -Alexandre Barbier (1765-1825), priest, librarian and bibliographer
  • François Cahen (1944-2011), pianist and composer
  • Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz (1793-1879), Princess of Monaco
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Meaux Cantons of France Canton of Coulommiers Postal codes in France Brie (Region) Antoine-Alexandre Barbier
204775
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