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Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne
Coulommiers () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France
The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ... in north-central France.
It is also the name of a Coulommiers cheese, cheese of the Brie cheese, Brie family produced around that city. Coulommiers station has rail connections to Tournan-en-Brie and Paris.
The town has a statue to Commandant Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire who, in 1792, killed himself rather than Battle of Verdun (1792), surrender Verdun to the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussians.
Demographics
Inhabitants of Coulommiers are called ''Columériens''.
Twin towns
Coulommiers was twinned with Leighton Buzzard in 1958 and with Titisee-Neustadt in 1971. The twinning was renewed in 1982.
History
Coulommiers was selected to be the first town in F ...
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Crécy-la-Chapelle
Crécy-la-Chapelle () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Geography
Crécy-la-Chapelle is crossed by the river Grand Morin. The ground of the area is limestone. Crécy-la-Chapelle station has rail connections to Chelles and Paris.
Localities within the commune are Crécy Bourg, Montbarbin, Serbonne, la Chapelle-sur-Crécy, Libernon, Mongrolle, Férolles, Montaudier, la Grand-Cour, les Hauts-Soleil, le Choisiel, le Souterain, Montpichet.
Demographics
The inhabitants are called ''Créçois''.
Politics and administration
The town is twinned with
Pielenhofen
Local culture and heritage
Spots and monuments
* Collegiale Notre-Dame de Crécy-la-Chapelle, classified monument historique since 1846.
* Saint-Georges church.
* Beffroi.
* Quai des Tanneries.
* Tour aux Saints.
* War memorial for WW1 (Edme Marie Cadoux).
* The local museum is ''Musée de France, au sens de la loi 2002-5 du 4 January 2002'' ; It is cl ...
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