Moisson
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Commune of Moisson |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
| Canton | Bonnières-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Portes de l’Île-de-France |
| Mayor | Danielle Gouriou (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 11 m–43 m (avg. 20 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9,70 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
795 Moissonnais |
| - Density | 82,0/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 78410/ 78840 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Moisson is a commune of the Yvelines département in France, and was the site of the 6th World Scout Jamboree, held in 1947, which brought together 24,152 Scouts and Guides from all over the world.
On November 12, 1903, the Lebaudy brothers made a controlled dirigible flight of 54 km (34 miles) from Moisson to Paris.
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