The village of Coupvray is situated on the slopes of a hill set between the Brie region and the Champagne province. In spite of the proximity of the Marne Valley, it retains even today the character of a rural village. One may still see the small brown-tiled roofs, the farmyards, the farmhouses and a village green surrounded by trees where are clustered together St. Pierre Church (where Louis Braille was christened on January 8, 1809).