Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne




Commune in Île-de-France, France



































































Coulommiers
Commune

Commanderie of the Knights Templar
Commanderie of the Knights Templar


Coat of arms of Coulommiers
Coat of arms

Location of Coulommiers







Coulommiers is located in France

Coulommiers

Coulommiers




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Coulommiers is located in Île-de-France (region)

Coulommiers

Coulommiers




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Coordinates: 48°49′29″N 3°06′24″E / 48.8247°N 3.1068°E / 48.8247; 3.1068Coordinates: 48°49′29″N 3°06′24″E / 48.8247°N 3.1068°E / 48.8247; 3.1068
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Meaux
Canton Coulommiers
Intercommunality CA Coulommiers Pays de Brie
Government

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(2008–2014)
Franck Riester
Area
1

10.93 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
(2006)2

14,200
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/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.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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 around that city.




Contents






  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 Twin towns


  • 3 Miscellaneous


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Demographics


Inhabitants of Coulommiers are called Columériens.



Twin towns


Coulommiers was twinned with Leighton Buzzard in 1958[1] and with Titisee-Neustadt in 1971. 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


  • Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department


References


  • INSEE




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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) (in English)


  • French Ministry of Culture list for Coulommiers (in French)


  • Map of Coulommiers on Michelin (in English)











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