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Coulommiers
Commanderie of the Knights Templar Administration Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne Arrondissement Meaux Canton Coulommiers Intercommunality Brie des Templiers Mayor Franck Riester
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 66–156 m (217–512 ft) Land area1 10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi) Population2 14,200 (2006) - Density 1,299 /km2 (3,360 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 77131/ 77120 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 48°49′29″N 3°06′24″E / 48.8247°N 3.1068°E
Coulommiers is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
It is also the name of a cheese of the Brie family produced in and around that city.
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Demographics
Inhabitants of Coulommiers are called Columériens.
People
- Wrestler André the Giant was born in the commune.
Twin towns
Coulommiers was twinned with Leighton Buzzard in 1958. The twinning was renewed in 1982.
Miscellaneous
Coulommiers has been selected to be the first town in France to go fully digital for its terrestrial television, with analog switch-off in January 2009.
See also
References
External links
- Site of Coulommiers Site of Coulommiers
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Coulommiers (French)
- Map of Coulommiers on Michelin (English)
Categories:- Communes of Seine-et-Marne
- Seine-et-Marne geography stubs
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