Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne
Coulommiers (French pronunciation: [kulɔmje] (
listen)) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
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 Commanderie of the Knights Templar | |
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Location of Coulommiers 
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| Coordinates: 48°49′29″N 3°06′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Meaux |
| Canton | Coulommiers |
| Intercommunality | CA Coulommiers Pays de Brie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurence Picard |
| Area 1 | 10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 14,838 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77131 /77120 |
| Elevation | 66–156 m (217–512 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is also the name of a cheese of the Brie family produced around that city. Coulommiers was also the birthplace of André the Giant.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Coulommiers are called Columériens.
Twin towns
Coulommiers was twinned with Leighton Buzzard in 1958[2] and with Titisee-Neustadt in 1971. The twinning was renewed in 1982.
Miscellaneous
Coulommiers was selected to be the first town in France to go fully digital for its terrestrial television, with analog switch-off in January 2009.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coulommiers. |
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Coulommiers. |
- Official website of Coulommiers
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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