Courpalay

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Courpalay
Courpalay (France)
Courpalay
region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement Provins
Canton Fontenay-Trésigny
Community association Val Briard
Coordinates 48 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 39 ′  N , 2 ° 58 ′  E
height 79-122 m
surface 14.55 km 2
Residents 1,323 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 91 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 77540
INSEE code 77135

Courpalay is a French commune with 1,323 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-et-Marne in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Provins and the canton of Fontenay-Trésigny (until 2015: canton of Rozay-en-Brie ). The inhabitants are called Courpaliens .

geography

Courpalay is located about 55 kilometers east-southeast of Paris on the small river Yvron . Courpalay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bernay-Vilbert in the north, La Chapelle-Iger in the east, Gastins in the southeast, Quiers in the south and Aubepierre-Ozouer-le-Repos in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 716 723 637 655 1135 1269 1360 1323
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin church from the 13th century
  • La Grange-Bléneau castle, fortified house from the 14th century, monument historique since 1942

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Courpalay

  • Saint Martin Church

  • La Grange-Bléneau Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-et-Marne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-100-7 , pp. 1322-1324.

Web links

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