Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
Arrondissement | Meaux | |
Canton | Serris | |
Community association | Pays Créçois | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 53 ' N , 2 ° 52' E | |
height | 45-119 m | |
surface | 4.75 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,154 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 453 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 77860 | |
INSEE code | 77128 | |
Website | http://couilly.free.fr | |
Saint-Georges church |
Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames (before 1930 Couilly ) is a French municipality with 2154 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Meaux and the Canton of Serris .
Neighboring municipalities of Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames are Quincy-Voisins in the northeast, Bouleurs in the east, Villiers-sur-Morin and Crécy-la-Chapelle in the southeast, Coutevroult in the south, Saint-Germain-sur-Morin in the southwest, Montry in the West and Esbly and Condé-Sainte-Libiaire to the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
Residents | 720 | 850 | 1,037 | 1,273 | 1,635 | 1,897 | 2,042 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames
- Saint-Georges church ( Monument historique since 1906)
- Maison de Retraite des Artistes Dramatiques ( Art Nouveau , 1905, no visits except for the Open Monument Day ); the retirement home is located on the site of the former Pont-aux-Dames abbey
Personalities
- Hugo I of Châtillon († 1248), buried in the abbey
- Walter V of Châtillon (1249–1329), buried in the abbey
- Philippe de la Marche († before 1322), son of Charles IV , buried in the abbey
- Blanche de France († 1394), Duchess of Orléans, daughter of Charles IV, buried in the abbey
- Madame du Barry was exiled to the abbey in 1774/75
- Benoît Constant Coquelin (1841–1909), actor, founder of the retirement home
- Paul Préboist (1927–1997), actor, buried in Couilly
- Ariane Borg († 2007), actress, died in Couilly
- Pierre Mirat († 2008), actor, died in Couilly
- Marie Bizet († 1998), actress, died in Couilly and was buried here
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 355-356.
Web links
Commons : Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Remarks
- ↑ after Schwennicke buried in the Abbey of Saint-Denis , see list of the Capetians