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77132 /77700. Elevation. 41–132 m (135–433 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Coupvray ( French: [kuvʁɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France .
Louis Braille was born in Coupvray, a small town about twenty miles east of Paris, on 4 January 1809. [2] . He and his three elder siblings – Monique Catherine (b. 1793), Louis-Simon (b. 1795), and Marie Céline (b. 1797) [3] – lived with their parents, Simon-René and Monique, on three hectares of land and vineyard in the countryside.
- 6 January 1852 (aged 43), Paris, France
- 4 January 1809, Coupvray, France
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No date. Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, a small French village, 25 miles east of Paris. Louis was the fourth child of Simon-René Braille and Monique Baron. Simon-René was a master harness maker who was respected throughout the Coupvray region for his craftsmanship as a maker of high-quality leather goods for horses.
Coupvray (prononcé en français : ) est une commune française située dans le département de Seine-et-Marne, en région Île-de-France. Elle fait partie du secteur IV de la ville nouvelle de Marne-la-Vallée, appelé Val d'Europe, et de l'intercommunalité Val d'Europe Agglomération.
Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 in Coupvray, France. His story began at the age of 3 when Louis’ parents Monique and Simon-Rene Braille were making harnesses and saddles one day in their workshop. Louis grabbed an awl from the workshop, started playing with it and accidentally injured one of his eyes with it.
Born: January 4, 1809, Coupvray, near Paris, France. Died: January 6, 1852, Paris (aged 43) Louis Braille (born January 4, 1809, Coupvray, near Paris, France—died January 6, 1852, Paris) was a French educator who developed a system of printing and writing, called Braille, that is extensively used by the blind. Braille was himself blinded at ...
Jan 4, 1809: Louis Braille's Birth. Louis Braille was born and lived in the small village of Coupvray, approximately 25 miles from Paris, France. Jan 5, 1812: Louis Braille loses his sight. At the age of 3, Louis injured his eye on a sharp leather-working tool while playing in his father's shop.
