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Montceaux-lès-Meaux
Montceaux-lès-MeauxLocation within Île-de-France region
Montceaux-lès-MeauxAdministration Country France Region Île-de-France Department Seine-et-Marne Arrondissement Meaux Canton Meaux-Sud Intercommunality Pays de Meaux Mayor Monique Lambinet
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 86–172 m (282–564 ft) Land area1 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) Population2 618 (2006) - Density 131 /km2 (340 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 77300/ 77470 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 48°56′28″N 2°59′08″E / 48.9412197°N 2.9855347°E
Montceaux-lès-Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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Château de Montceaux
Ruins of the château
Montceaux is known for the former château, which Henri II gave to Catherine de Medici in 1556, was her earliest building project. The building consisted of a central pavilion housing a straight staircase, and two wings with a pavilion at each end. Catherine wanted to cover the alley in the garden where Henry played pall mall, an early form of croquet. For this commission, Philibert de l'Orme built her a grotto set on a base made to look like natural rock, from which guests could watch the games while taking refreshments. The work was completed in 1558 but has not survived.[1] Given by Henri IV to Marie de Medici, the château ceased to be used as a royal residence after 1640, and had fallen into ruin by the time it was demolished by revolutionary decree in 1798.[2] Some ruins remain, a chapel and the buildings of the forecourt, transformed into private dwellings; parts of the east wing are farm buildings.[3]
The château is listed as a Monument historique since 2005 by the French Ministry of Culture.[4]
Demographics
Inhabitants are called Monticellois.
See also
References
- ^ Knecht, 228–229.
- ^ Coope, "The Chateau of Montceaux-en-Brie", 71–87.
- ^ Coordinates of the château 48°56′41″N 2°59′8″E / 48.94472°N 2.98556°E. From Géoportail
- ^ (French) French Ministry of Culture database entry
External links
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Montceaux-lès-Meaux (French)
- Map of Montceaux-lès-Meaux on Michelin (English)
Categories:- Communes of Seine-et-Marne
- Seine-et-Marne geography stubs
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