Meulan-en-Yvelines
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Town hall (Hôtel de ville) | ||
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Location within Île-de-France region  Meulan-en-Yvelines | ||
| Coordinates: 49°00′24″N 1°54′26″E / 49.0067°N 1.9072°ECoordinates: 49°00′24″N 1°54′26″E / 49.0067°N 1.9072°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie | |
| Canton | Meulan | |
| Intercommunality | Vexin-Seine | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Guy Poirier | |
| Area1 | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 8,803 | |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78401 / 78250 | |
| Elevation |
18–117 m (59–384 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Meulan-en-Yvelines (formerly Meulan) 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 neighboring Paris, and would do so again twenty-four years later.
People
- Abdoulaye Doucoure, footballer
- Frederic Esther, boxer
- Kevin Mendy, basketball player
- Thierry Théolier, artist
- M'Baye Niang, footballer
- Ibrahim Sacko, footballer
- Maurice Thiriet, (1906–1972) -composer
- Yannick Zachee, basketball player
- David Douillet, judoka
Twin towns
Meulan is twinned with;
See also
- Communes of the Yvelines department
References
- Sports-reference.com Summer Olympics Paris 20 May 1900 sailing mixed open results. Accessed 14 November 2010.
- 1924 Olympics official report. pp. 582-3. (French)
- INSEE
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