La Houssaye-en-Brie

La Houssaye -en- Brie is a commune with 1618 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne in the Île- de -France region; it belongs to Arrondissement Provins Canton and Rozay -en- Brie.

Neighboring communities of La Houssaye are Marles -en-Brie, Les Chapelles- Bourbon, Neufmoutiers -en- Brie, Mortcerf and Crèvecœur -en- Brie.

Demographics

Attractions

• Château de la Houssaye ( Monument historique )
• Priory of Saint -Martin

Personalities

• Charles Pierre François Augereau (1757-1816), Marshal of France, died at the Château de la Houssaye.
• Arletty (1898-1992), actress, lived after the Second World War 18 months in the castle