Coulommiers
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Commune of Coulommiers |
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Location | ||
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Coordinates | ||
Administration | ||
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Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
Arrondissement | Meaux | |
Canton | Coulommiers (chief town) | |
Intercommunality | Brie des Templiers | |
Mayor | Franck Riester (2008-2014) |
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Statistics | ||
Elevation | 66 m–156 m | |
Land area¹ | 10.93 km² | |
Population² (1999) |
13,852 | |
- Density | 1,267/km² (1999) | |
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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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Coulommiers is a commune of the Seine-et-Marne département, in France. It is also the name of a cheese of the Brie family produced in and around that city.
[edit] Demographics
Inhabitants of Coulommiers are called Columériens.
As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of 13,852.
It is also known as the birthplace of the legendary wrestler André the Giant
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[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Site of Coulomiers
- 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)