Le Mée-sur-Seine
Commune in Île-de-France, France
Le Mée-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [lə me syʁ sɛn] ⓘ , literally Le Mée on Seine ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France , next to Melun . It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris 41.1 km (25.5 mi) from the center .
Geography
The town is located on the right side of the Seine on a limestone plateau.
History
B.C.: the Sénons (Gaul tribe) may have lived here.
13th century: Le Mée-sur-Seine is mentioned for the first time by "Mas" in 1253. "Mas" is an old French term for farm.
15th century: castle of "Marchémarais"
September, 30th, 1833: birth of Henri Chapu , a famous sculptor.
1889: construction of the "Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité".
1845: first railway.
1938: Originally called simply "Le Mée", the name of the commune became officially "Le Mée-sur-Seine" (meaning "Le Mée upon Seine ")
1944: Liberation of the town by allied troops who crossed the Seine using a float-bridge (the only bridge had been destroyed by the Germans).
1970-1971: construction of the main road to Melun (la pénétrante ).
1979: opening of the new rail station.
The town grew quickly after World War II, and it is now divided in four districts: Le Mée Village, Plein Ciel, Croix Blanche, Les Courtilleraies.
Demographics
Inhabitants are called Méens .
Historical population Year 1793 238 — 1800 301 +3.41% 1806 281 −1.14% 1821 332 +1.12% 1831 401 +1.91% 1836 475 +3.45% 1841 483 +0.33% 1846 590 +4.08% 1851 617 +0.90% 1856 577 −1.33% 1861 650 +2.41% 1866 656 +0.18% 1872 674 +0.45% 1876 634 −1.52% 1881 720 +2.58% 1886 813 +2.46% 1891 792 −0.52% 1896 701 −2.41%
Year 1901 650 −1.50% 1906 653 +0.09% 1911 624 −0.90% 1921 678 +0.83% 1926 754 +2.15% 1931 839 +2.16% 1936 875 +0.84% 1946 1,040 +1.74% 1954 1,220 +2.02% 1962 1,391 +1.65% 1968 4,426 +21.28% 1975 10,056 +12.44% 1982 13,917 +4.75% 1990 20,933 +5.24% 1999 21,217 +0.15% 2007 20,844 −0.22% 2012 20,577 −0.26% 2017 20,816 +0.23%
Source: EHESS[ 3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[ 4]
Education
There are 11 infant schools, 8 garde schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 high school.
Culture
"Le Mas": library and auditorium.[ 5]
"Espace Cordier": Youth House for Culture.
Religions
"Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité" ("Village" District), built from 1889 to 1893, is on the location of the previous church (built in 1771).
chapel "Sainte-Croix" ("Croix-Blanche" District)
Economy
Business
Number of firms (June 2003)[ 6]
Industry
26
Agriculture
2
Trade
104
Construction
48
Transports
12
Services to firms
85
Services to particular
77
Other
195
TOTAL
549
Unemployment rate (1999): 12.8%
Private income (2004): €15,136/year
Transport
Le Mée-sur-Seine is served by the station of the same name on Paris's RER line , approximately 45 minutes from the centre of Paris.
Local bus network: Bus TRAM: lines B, F, J, J1, M.[ 7]
People
Jacques Philippe Avice (1759–1835), general, and also tile maker around 1820.[ 8]
François-Joseph Talma (1763–1826), actor, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.[ 8]
Mademoiselle Mars (1779–1847), actress, she was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.[ 8]
Charles-Tristan de Montholon (1782–1853), general and politician, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.[ 8]
Grigore Alexandru Ghica (1807–1857), prince of Moldavia (1849–1853 and 1854–1856) committed suicide in Le Mée on August 24, 1857. His wife and five other relatives are interred close to him in a memorial in the town cemetery. Close to this memorial, four other members of the family (including Nicolas Jean Ghika (1849–1873), killed during a duel at Fontainebleau ) are interred.[ 9]
Henri Chapu , famous sculptor, was born in "Le Mée" on 30 September 1833. He was interred on 24 April 1891.[ 10]
Firmin-Girard (1838–1921), painter. He has been interred close to Henri Chapu.[ 11]
Henri-Auguste Patey (1855–1930), sculptor, student of Henri Chapu .[ 12]
Gaston Carraud (1864–1920), songwriter, student of Jules Massenet , was born in "Le Mée" on 20 July 1864.
Renée Saint-Cyr (1904–2004), actress, lived in a big 18th century house in "Le Mée".[ 13]
Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019), designer
Caroline de Monaco and Ernest-Auguste de Hanovre own the house previously occupied by Karl Lagerfeld .
Nina Roberts (1979-), ex-porn star
Willy Denzey (1982-) singer
See also
References
^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" . data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 28 December 2023.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui : Commune data sheet Le Mée-sur-Seine , EHESS (in French) .
^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE
^ "Mediathèque le Mas" . Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-06-10 .
^ Source SIRENE juin 2003 - Traitement Seine & Marne Développement
^ "Carte et horaires du réseau de bus TRAM" . Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008 .
^ a b c d Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire , Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, p. 101
^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Les tombes de la famille Ghyka au cimetière du Mée-sur-Seine , ghyka.com. Accessed 3 July 2023.
^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire , Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 185-219.
^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire , Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 183-184.
^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire , Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 162-163 et 207
^ Michel Dauvergne et François Lethève, Le Mée-sur-Seine et son histoire , Ville du Mée-sur-Seine, 1994, pp. 220-221.
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