Travel Guide Chaumes-En-Brie

Chaumes-en-Brie is a small town that is pleasant to explore on foot. In the Middle Ages it was a fortified town. From the 16th century onwards, the Couperin family, originally from the town, gave France a line of famous musicians, one of the most illustrious of whom was Louis Couperin (1626-1661), who became organist of the church of Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais in Paris in 1653, and then viola da gamba at the King's Chamber. The character of several houses and buildings as well as the passage of the Yerres in the lower part of the city give a certain charm to the whole. Unfortunately, there is nothing left of the Saint Pierre abbey, which fell into ruin after the Revolution. On the other hand, the pastiche of a medieval castle built on its ruins in 1883 and transformed thereafter into a nursery school is worth seeing. 2.5 km north of the town, it would be a shame to miss the view of the ruins of the royal castle of Vivier from the road linking the D144 and D436. 36 rue du château (place called Arcy), the remains of the old chapel of Saint-Firmin and a tower remind us of the site once occupied by the castle of Arcy. Finally, from the roundabout near the Yerres, at the southern exit of the city, you can see in the distance the viaduct of the old railway that linked, from the station of Paris-Bastille, Verneuil-l'Etang to Marles-en-Brie. This section was closed in 1939 and is now partly covered by the GR1 hiking trail