Le Mée-sur-Seine

Le MÃ © -sur -Seine is a commune with 20 693 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Seine- et- Marne in the Île- de -France region; it belongs to the district Melun and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the Canton of Le MÃ © -sur -Seine.

Geography

Le MÃ © -sur -Seine is located about 2.5 km west-northwest of Melun on the River Seine. On the opposite bank of the Seine, in the south, lies the community Dammarie -les -Lys. To the northwest Vert -Saint -Denis is located. To the west lies Boissise -le- Bertrand and southwest Boissettes. Paris located 41 kilometers north- west of Le MÃ © -sur -Seine.

Le MÃ © -sur -Seine is divided into their own quarters Le MÃ © e Village, La Croix Blanche, Plein Ciel, Les Courtilleraies -Gare and Les Courtilleraies - Circé.

History

For Christ's birth should have settled the senones. In 1225 the place is mentioned as Mas. The first church was not built until 1771, however.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Museum Chapu

Personalities

  • Jacques Philippe Avice (1759-1835), General
  • François -Joseph Talma (1763-1826), actor
  • Anne- Françoise- Hippolyte Boutet, called Mademoiselle Mars (1779-1847), actress
  • Henri Michel Chapu (1833-1891), sculptor
  • François -Marie Firmin -Girard (1838-1921), painter of realism
  • Henri -Auguste Patey (1855-1930), sculptor, student Chapus
  • Carraud Gaston (1864-1920), composer
  • Renée Saint- Cyr (1904-2004), actress
  • Karl Lagerfeld ( born 1933), fashion designer, owner of a townhouse in Le MÃ © -sur -Seine
  • Willy Denzeur ( b. 1982 ), singer
  • Clément Chantôme (* 1987), football player

Community partnerships

  • Mecke, North Rhine -Westphalia, Germany
  • Pozoblanco, Andalusia, Spain
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Melun Cantons of France Postal codes in France Dammarie-lès-Lys Meckenheim
510645
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