Le Mée-sur-Seine

French commune
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
lat_long=coord|48|32|18|N|2|37|58|E
insee=77285
cp=77350
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-et-Marne
arrondissement=Melun
canton=Le Mée-sur-Seine
maire=Franck Vernin
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Melun-Val de Seine
alt mini=37 m
alt maxi=80 m
km²=5.34
sans=
20,600
21,217
date-sans=Jan. 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=3,858|date-dens=2005

Le Mée-sur-Seine is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 41.1 km (25.5 miles) from the center of Paris.

Geography

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

History

* B.C. : the Sénons (Gaul tribe) may have lived here.
* XIIIth century : Le Mée-sur-Seine is mentioned for the first time by "Mas" in 1253. A "Mas" is an old french term for farm.
* XVth century : castle of "Marchémarais"
* September, 30th, 1833 : birth of Henri Chapu, a famous sculptor.
* 1889 : construction of the "Eglise 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 : Release of the town by the allied troops who crossed over 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 the World War II and it is now divided in four districts: Le Mée Village, Plein Ciel, Croix Blanche, Les Courtilleraies.

Demographics

*Inhabitants are called "Méens".
*As of the census of 1999, the town has a population of formatnum:21217.DemogFR | 1793=238 | 1800=301 | 1806=281 | 1821=332 | 1831=401 | 1836=475 | 1841=483 | 1846=590 | 1851=617 | 1856=577 | 1861=650 | 1866=656 | 1872=674 | 1876=634 | 1881=720 | 1886=813 | 1891=792 | 1896=701 | 1901=650 | 1906=653 | 1911=624 | 1921=678 | 1926=754 | 1931=839 | 1936=875 | 1946=1 040 | 1954=1 220 | 1962=1 391 | 1968=4 426 | 1975=10 056 | 1982=13 917 | 1990=20 933 | 1999=21 217
sansdoublescomptes=1962
"*Source Cassini"

Education

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

Culture

* "Le Mas": library and auditorium. Website in french: [http://mediathequelemas.over-blog.com/] .
* "Espace Cordier": Youth House for Culture.

Religions

* "Eglise 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

* Unemployment rate (1999) : 12,8%
* Private income (2004) : 15 136€/ y

Transports

Le Mée-sur-Seine is served by Le Mée station on Paris RER line P rer D (~45 min.).Local bus network: Bus TRAM: lines B, F, J, J1, M. Website in french: [http://www.agglo-melunvaldeseine.fr/web/39.htm]

Local Celebrities

* Jacques Philippe Avice (1759-1835), general, and also tile maker around 1820 [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 101] .

* François-Joseph Talma (1763-1826), actor, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 101] .

* Mademoiselle Mars (1779-1847), actress, she was also co-owner of the tile manufactory [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 101] .

* Charles-Tristan de Montholon (1782-1853), general and politician, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 101] .

* Grégoire Ghyka (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigore_Alexandru_Ghica/ Grigore Alexandru Ghica] en) (1807-1857), prince of Moldavia (1849-1853 and 1854-1856) lived in "Le Mée" where he committed suicide in August, 24th, 1857. His wife and 5 other relatives are interred close to him in a memorial in the cemetery of the town. Close to this memorial, 4 other members of the Ghyka family repose in peace (whom Nicolas Jean Ghika (1849-1873), killed during a duel in the Fontainebleau) [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 147-150 ; [http://www.ghyka.com/MeeSurSeine.htm Les tombes de la famille Ghyka au cimetière du Mée-sur-Seine] ] .

*Henri Chapu, famous sculptor, was born in "Le Mée" in September, 30th, 1833. He has been interred in April, 24th, 1891 [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 185-219] .

* Firmin-Girard (1838-1921), painter. He has been interred close to Henri Chapu [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 183-184] .

* Henri-Auguste Patey (1855-1930), sculptor, student of Henri Chapu [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 162-163 et 207] .

* Gaston Carraud (1864-1920), songwriter, student of Jules Massenet, was born in "Le Mée" in July, 20th, 1864.

* Renée Saint-Cyr (1904-2004), actress, lived in a big XVIIIth century's house in "Le Mée" [Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, "Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire", Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 220-221] .

* Karl Lagerfeld (1933-), designer, owned a big house in the "Village" District.

* Caroline de Monaco (1957-) and Ernest-Auguste de Hanovre (1954-) own the house previously occupied by Karl Lagerfeld.

* Nina Roberts (1979-) ex-porn star

* Willy Denzey (1982-) singer for teenagers.

See also

*Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References

External links

* [http://www.le-mee-sur-seine.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos77285.html 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région] en icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=77285 French Ministry of Culture list for Le Mée-sur-Seine] fr icon
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=77350&strLocation=Le_Mée-sur-Seine&strCountry=1424&image2.x=28&image2.y=7 Map of Le Mée-sur-Seine on Michelin] en icon