- Mézières-sur-Seine
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Mézières-sur-Seine
Town hall Administration Country France Region Île-de-France Department Yvelines Arrondissement Mantes-la-Jolie Canton Guerville Mayor Pierre Blévin
(2001–2008)Statistics Elevation 17–156 m (56–512 ft)
(avg. 22 m/72 ft)Land area1 10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi) Population2 3,536 (2006) - Density 339 /km2 (880 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 78402/ 78970 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°57′32″N 1°48′17″E / 48.9588888889°N 1.80472222222°E
Mézières-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, near the bank of the Seine 47 km (29 mi) west of Paris.
The name of the commune comes from the Latin word: maceria, meaning walls.
Sites of interest
Saint-Nicolas church, built in the 13th century in Gothic style. A choir was added since the 17th century. It is a historic building since 1931.
See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Yvelines
- Yvelines geography stubs
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