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COULOMMIERS, a town of northern France, in the depart ment of Seine-et-Marne, 45 m. E. of Paris by rail. Pop. (1931), 5,497. It is situated in the fertile district of Brie, in a valley watered by the Grand-Morin. The disused church of St. Denis dates from the 13th and i6th centuries. The town suffered con siderably during the campaigns of 1914. Printing is the chief industry and trade is in agricultural products, especially in cheeses named after the district.