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Coupvray

Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Coupvray (French: [kuvʁɛ] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France about 30kms east of Paris.

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People

Coupvray was the birthplace and home of Louis Braille, which is now a museum. His hands are buried in Coupvray as a symbol of Louis’ system of touch reading; the rest of his body is buried in the Panthéon, Paris.

Points of interest

The Castle of Rohan, built over the period 1596–1602 by Hercule de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon, is another visitor attraction, although it is now mostly in ruins. Disneyland Resort Paris is also nearby.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Coupvray are known as Cupressiens in French.

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Education

The commune has the Groupe scolaire Francis et Odette Teisseyre, a school group including one preschool and one elementary school. The collège (junior high school) Etablissement Louis Braille in Esbly serves Coupvray, and the assigned senior high school is the Lycée Pierre de Coubertin in Meaux.[5]

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