Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . a line to Paris via Villeneuve-le-Comte and Lagny (p. 100). — The trainthen ascends the valley of the Orand-Morin nearly as far as Suzanne (p. 309).141/2 M. Ouirard, a village with a fine chateau, 3/4 M. to the left. The trainnext passes La Celle (to the left), with a ruined abbey. M. Coulommiers {H6t. de rOurs; du Soleil-Levant; motor-omn. t(Meaux and Melun, see pp. 101, 386), an ancient town on the Grand-Morinwith 6891 inhabitants. It possesses a Church (St.
Northern France : from Belgium and the English Channel to the Loire, excluding Paris and its environs : handbook for travellers . a line to Paris via Villeneuve-le-Comte and Lagny (p. 100). — The trainthen ascends the valley of the Orand-Morin nearly as far as Suzanne (p. 309).141/2 M. Ouirard, a village with a fine chateau, 3/4 M. to the left. The trainnext passes La Celle (to the left), with a ruined abbey. M. Coulommiers {H6t. de rOurs; du Soleil-Levant; motor-omn. t(Meaux and Melun, see pp. 101, 386), an ancient town on the Grand-Morinwith 6891 inhabitants. It possesses a Church (St. Denis) of the 13th an(16th cent., containing some stained glass of the 16th cent.; a ruined Chdteaiof the 17th cent.; and a bronze statue (1884) of Beaurepaire, commandanof Verdun in 1792, who killed himself rather than surrender the townJean de Botillongne or Le Valentin, the painter (1591-1634), was born here31 M. Jouy-sur-Morin-le-Marais, with large paper-mills; 83 M. La FerUGaucher (Hot. du Sauvage), a small town. — From (48 M^ Esternay (Hotdes Voyageurs), also a station on the lines from Mezy (Chateau-Thierry) t i. PROVINS. 45. Route. 309 Romilly (p. i02), a branch runs to Provinu and Longueville (see below) -ro the right lies the Forett of Traconne. Beyond (sIm.) Le Meix-St-Epoin,,the train issues from the valley of the Morin by a tunnel 600 yds. long^ 58 M. Sezanne ( France; de la Boule-dOr), a town with 4790 inhabprettily situated, with beautiful walks in the vicinity. In the town^s theRr^e Church 0/ St. Denis (16th cent.). Railway to Romilly? see p 111 Ihe train now traverses the dreary and barren expanse of the ChamP^f-^PouiUeuse (p. 316). At (70 M.) Are-Champenoise ?H6 de Paris? theeft wing of the French army was defeated by the Allies on 25th March!on 1h.^-°^ l i-pernay, see p 103. - Sl/^ M. Sommesous, also a stationon the line from Troyes to Chalons (p. 3l6). Beyond (99V2 M ) Huironihehne to Valentigny (pp. 106, 316) diverges to the right Tnd tS to ChTl
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