Tournan-en-Brie

Tournan-en-Brie, or simply Tournan, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the Paris metropolitan area.

History

In the fourteenth century a castle was mentioned belonging to the House of Garlande, whose lords were Guy de Garlande, Anseau Ier de Garlande, Anseau II de Garlande, Robert of Garlande and Anseau III of Garlande. The lordship of Tournan was purchased from Jean II de Garlande by Pierre de Chambly, chamberlain of King PhilipIV, in May 1293 and yielded by him to Charles, count of Valois, in October of the same year.

Transportation

is a terminus station of the RER E regional railway line, connecting it to Nanterre via Magenta, Haussmann–Saint-Lazare, and La Défense. It is also a stop on Transilien line P from Gare de l'Est to Coulommiers.

Demographics

Inhabitants of Tournan-en-Brie are called Tournanais in French.