Courpalay

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Courpalay

Total population

1,385

Elevation79 m

Land area14.56 km²

Coordinates48.65°, 2.96°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Courpalay is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Sotha

French actress (born 1944)

Camille Montagne

French botanist, bryologist, and mycologist (1784–1866)

P

Pierre Caroli

French theologian

G

Gabriel Bataille

French composer and luth player

Pierre-Eugène Gilbert

French diplomat (1907–1982)

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux

French Garrison commander (1635-1660)

Philippe of Alençon

French cardinal

P

Pierre Petit

French cinematographer (1920-1997)

Charles Couperin

French organist

René Quinton

French biologist, invented the treatment Quinton serum, abandoned by modern medicine (1866–1925)

Allan Barte

French comics artist

André Verrier

French linguist (1907–1995)

Arthur Chaussy

French politician (1880–1945)

C

Camille Varlet

French painter (1872-1942)

Corisande de Gramont

French aristocrat

M

Marc-Roger Normand

French organist, harpsichordist, and composer (1663-1734)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Île-de-France

• Le Grand Bréau
  0.9 mi away
• Bonfruit
  2.3 mi away
• Quiers
  2.9 mi away · pop. 656
• Voinsles
  3.4 mi away · pop. 577
• Clos-Fontaine
  3.9 mi away · pop. 239
• Argentières
  4.2 mi away · pop. 354
• Bailly-Carrois
  4.9 mi away
• Chaumes-en-Brie
  5.5 mi away · pop. 3,401
• Le Plessis-Feu-Aussoux
  5.6 mi away · pop. 615
• Vaudoy-en-Brie
  6.1 mi away · pop. 887
• Pézarches
  6.1 mi away · pop. 398
• Marles-en-Brie
  6.6 mi away · pop. 1,843

Browse all places in Île-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-09-22

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Seen 2026-09-21

Creeping Woodsorrel

Oxalis corniculata

Seen 2026-09-19

Hazel bug

Pantilius tunicatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Blastobasis phycidella

Blastobasis phycidella

Seen 2026-09-19

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Seen 2026-09-19

Geocoris megacephalus

Geocoris megacephalus

Seen 2026-09-17

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-16

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers