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Coulommiers
Information
Country	France
Area	10,93 km²
Population	14 757 hab. (1er january 2018)
Density	1 350,14 inhab./km²
Postal code	77120
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
48 ° 48 ′ 56 ″ N 3 ° 5 ′ 1 ″ E
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Coulommiers is a city of Seine et Marne.

Understand

To go

Located in the heart of the Brie and on the edges of the Grand Morin, Coulommiers is located 60 km to the east of Paris, To 20 km from the highway A4 and the new town of Marne Valley (Disneyland Paris, Val d'Europe) and to 35 km from the highway AT 5. The town is crossed by the departmental road 934 (ex national 34) of Paris To Esternay. The town has a train station, connected to Paris-Est.

Circulate

Former hamlets that have become part of Coulommiers:

• Theil
• Pontmoulin
• Triangle
• Worth

Other neighborhoods:

• Downtown
• Q. des Templiers (Upper town)
• Industrial zone and commercial activity zone

The Hameau de Belle Croix, located at the entrance to the town of Coulommiers, is actually in the town of Mouroux.

To see

Religious heritage

• Commandery of the Templars (Commandery of Coulommiers) , e-mail : [email protected] (last update Feb. 2018)
• Saint-Denys-Sainte-Foy Church  – Main Catholic church in the city, inaugurated in 1911. Built to replace the old Saint-Denys church which dated from the 13th century.^e century. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Notre-Dame-des-Anges Church or Capuchin Church, which currently houses the Municipal Capuchin Museum  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Temple of the Reformed Church Patras Street – Built in 1966. (last update Feb. 2018)

Civil heritage

• 48.810523.086261 Capuchin Park  – City public garden. A castle, the aforementioned church of the Capuchins, the municipal museum of the Capuchins (last update Feb. 2018)
• Municipal Theater  – Italian-style theater, early 20th century, Parisian architects Charles Duval and Camille Robida. Monumental freestone facade, pierced by a glass roof and surmounted by a baroque-inspired pediment. The date of 1904 is engraved on the pediment. The theater still retains its original machinery. Historic monument since 1994 (last update Feb. 2018)
• Public Library  – Located in the old prison built from 1851, on the plans of the architect Mangeon. Its structure is inspired by the prisons of Meaux and Fontainebleau. The prison is spread over five levels, with thirty-three individual cells, including three punishment cells. Used as a place of internment for resistance fighters by the occupier during the Second World War, it was then used as a remand center until 1958, then as a correctional house until 1969. Decommissioned, the buildings were then used for detention. shooting of several films and telefilms, before the Ministry of Justice decides to sell the set in 1978. The city asserted its right of pre-emption and acquired the old prison for the sum of 180,000 francs. Located in the heart of the city and isolated on an island bounded by the Brasset des Religieuses and the Grand Morin, it has recently been converted into a municipal library. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Cheese hall  – Its name results from the markets that took place there and which were mainly intended for Brie cheeses including Coulommiers. The construction of this building was decided by the municipality on June 24, 1887. In 1960, a restoration campaign provided it with concrete walls, in order to protect exhibitors against wind and cold. In 1999, it was decided to remove this much criticized addition and restore the hall to its original appearance. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Old courthouse  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Valentin de Boulogne House  – Located near the Palais de Justice, the Valentin de Boulogne house is the birthplace of painter Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1634), famous in the 17th century for the quality of its chiaroscuro and scenes of everyday life. The garden of the Bailli Huvier's house is a pleasure garden dating from 1750 of which Jean-Antoine Huvier du Mée, the last bailiff of Coulommiers, is the sponsor. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Place du 27-August  – Place where a monument to the dead of the two World Wars is located. The square owes its name to the date of the liberation of the city by the American army of General Patton the August 27, 1944, two days after Paris. The old calf hall was located here. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Market place  (last update Feb. 2018)

Do

• International cheese and wine fair  – Annual agricultural fair at the end of March since 1967. (last update Feb. 2018)

To buy

Eat

• Coulommiers Where Brie from Coulommiers  (last update Feb. 2018)

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Communicate

Around

Bordering municipalities: Aulnoy, Beautheil, Boissy-le-Chatel, Chailly-en-Brie, Mouroux, Saints.