Coupvray is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne

Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France region.- History:Seine-et-Marne is one of the original 83 departments, created on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution in application of the law of December 22, 1789...

 department in the Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....

 region

Régions of France

France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

 in north-central France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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People

Coupvray was the birthplace and home of Louis Braille

Louis Braille

Louis Braille was the inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired...

. Braille's home is now a museum.

Points of interest

The Castle of Rohan, built over the period 1596–1602 by Hercule de Rohan, Duke of Montbazon

Montbazon

Montbazon is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.Montbazon is located on the river Indre between the towns Veigné, Monts and Sorigny...

, is another visitor attraction, although it is now mostly in ruins. Disneyland Resort Paris

Disneyland Resort Paris

Disneyland Paris is a holiday and recreation resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. The complex is located from the centre of Paris and lies for the most part within the commune of Chessy, Seine-et-Marne....

is also nearby.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Coupvray are known as Cupressiens.