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Le Mée-sur-Seine

Coordinates: 48°32′00″N 2°37′44″E / 48.5333°N 2.6289°E / 48.5333; 2.6289
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Le Mée-sur-Seine
The church in Le Mée-sur-Seine
The church in Le Mée-sur-Seine
Coat of arms of Le Mée-sur-Seine
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Le Mée-sur-Seine
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Le Mée-sur-Seine is located in France
Le Mée-sur-Seine
Le Mée-sur-Seine
Le Mée-sur-Seine is located in Île-de-France (region)
Le Mée-sur-Seine
Le Mée-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 48°32′00″N 2°37′44″E / 48.5333°N 2.6289°E / 48.5333; 2.6289
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-et-Marne
ArrondissementMelun
CantonSavigny-le-Temple
IntercommunalityCA Melun Val de Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Franck Vernin[1]
Area
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5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
20,207
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
77285 /77350
Elevation37–80 m (121–262 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Mée-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [lə me syʁ sɛn] , literally Le Mée on Seine) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France, next to Melun. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris 41.1 km (25.5 mi) from the center.

Geography

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The town is located on the right side of the Seine on a limestone plateau.

History

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  • B.C.: the Sénons (Gaul tribe) may have lived here.
  • 13th century: Le Mée-sur-Seine is mentioned for the first time by "Mas" in 1253. "Mas" is an old French term for farm.
  • 15th century: castle of "Marchémarais"
  • September, 30th, 1833: birth of Henri Chapu, a famous sculptor.
  • 1889: construction of the "Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité".
  • 1845: first railway.
  • 1938: Originally called simply "Le Mée", the name of the commune became officially "Le Mée-sur-Seine" (meaning "Le Mée upon Seine")
  • 1944: Liberation of the town by allied troops who crossed the Seine using a float-bridge (the only bridge had been destroyed by the Germans).
  • 1970-1971: construction of the main road to Melun (la pénétrante).
  • 1979: opening of the new rail station.

The town grew quickly after World War II, and it is now divided in four districts: Le Mée Village, Plein Ciel, Croix Blanche, Les Courtilleraies.

Demographics

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Inhabitants are called Méens.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 238—    
1800 301+3.41%
1806 281−1.14%
1821 332+1.12%
1831 401+1.91%
1836 475+3.45%
1841 483+0.33%
1846 590+4.08%
1851 617+0.90%
1856 577−1.33%
1861 650+2.41%
1866 656+0.18%
1872 674+0.45%
1876 634−1.52%
1881 720+2.58%
1886 813+2.46%
1891 792−0.52%
1896 701−2.41%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 650−1.50%
1906 653+0.09%
1911 624−0.90%
1921 678+0.83%
1926 754+2.15%
1931 839+2.16%
1936 875+0.84%
1946 1,040+1.74%
1954 1,220+2.02%
1962 1,391+1.65%
1968 4,426+21.28%
1975 10,056+12.44%
1982 13,917+4.75%
1990 20,933+5.24%
1999 21,217+0.15%
2007 20,844−0.22%
2012 20,577−0.26%
2017 20,816+0.23%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Education

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There are 11 infant schools, 8 garde schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 high school.

Culture

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  • "Le Mas": library and auditorium.[5]
  • "Espace Cordier": Youth House for Culture.

Religions

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  • "Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité" ("Village" District), built from 1889 to 1893, is on the location of the previous church (built in 1771).
  • chapel "Sainte-Croix" ("Croix-Blanche" District)

Economy

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Business Number of firms
(June 2003)[6]
Industry 26
Agriculture 2
Trade 104
Construction 48
Transports 12
Services to firms 85
Services to particular 77
Other 195
TOTAL 549
  • Unemployment rate (1999): 12.8%
  • Private income (2004): €15,136/year

Transport

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Le Mée-sur-Seine is served by the station of the same name on Paris's RER line RER D, approximately 45 minutes from the centre of Paris. Local bus network: Bus TRAM: lines B, F, J, J1, M.[7]

People

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Mée-sur-Seine, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Mediathèque le Mas". Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  6. ^ Source SIRENE juin 2003 - Traitement Seine & Marne Développement
  7. ^ "Carte et horaires du réseau de bus TRAM". Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  8. ^ a b c d Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire, Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 101
  9. ^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Les tombes de la famille Ghyka au cimetière du Mée-sur-Seine, ghyka.com. Accessed 3 July 2023.
  10. ^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire, Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 185-219.
  11. ^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire, Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 183-184.
  12. ^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire, Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 162-163 et 207
  13. ^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire, Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 220-221.
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