Meulan-en-Yvelines

Meulan-en-Yvelines
Commune
Town hall (Hôtel de ville)
Town hall (Hôtel de ville)
Coat of arms of Meulan-en-Yvelines
Coat of arms
Location of Meulan-en-Yvelines
Map
Meulan-en-Yvelines is located in France
Meulan-en-Yvelines
Meulan-en-Yvelines
Meulan-en-Yvelines is located in Île-de-France (region)
Meulan-en-Yvelines
Meulan-en-Yvelines
Coordinates: 49°00′24″N 1°54′26″E / 49.0067°N 1.9072°E / 49.0067; 1.9072
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementMantes-la-Jolie
CantonLes Mureaux
IntercommunalityCU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Cécile Zammit-Popescu[1]
Area
1
3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,041
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78401 /78250
Elevation18–117 m (59–384 ft)
(avg. 25 m or 82 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Meulan-en-Yvelines (French pronunciation: [mølɑ̃ ɑ̃.n‿ivlin], before 2010: Meulan)[3] is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It hosted part of the sailing events for the 1900 Summer Olympics held in neighbouring Paris, and would do so again 24 years later.

History

In 1435, as a part of the Hundred Years' War, Ambroise de Loré and Jean de Dunois defeated the English nearby.[4]

Meulan hosted the first regatta in the sailing event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,580—    
1975 8,486+9.21%
1982 8,832+0.57%
1990 8,101−1.07%
1999 8,394+0.40%
2007 8,773+0.55%
2012 8,988+0.49%
2017 8,990+0.00%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

The coat of arms of Meulan-en-Yvelines is blazoned as:

Azure semy-de-lys or, a chief chequy or and gules of four tiers.

The shield of arms is composed of the ancient arms of France, granted to the village as an augmentation of honour by Henri IV in 1590, with a chief displaying the first four tiers of the chequy or and gules arms of the ancient Counts of Meulan.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Meulan is twinned with:[6]

See also

References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Décret n° 2010-772 du 8 juillet 2010 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
  4. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "State, Great Officers of" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Comité de Jumelage". ville-meulan.fr (in French). Meulan-en-Yvelines. Retrieved 19 November 2019.


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