Le Mée-sur-Seine

Le Mée-sur-Seine
Commune
The church in Le Mée-sur-Seine
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Le Mée-sur-Seine
Le Mée-sur-Seine Le Mée-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 48°32′00″N 2°37′44″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Melun
Canton	Savigny-le-Temple
Intercommunality	CA Melun Val de Seine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Vernin
Area 1	5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	20,207
• Density	3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	77285 /77350
Elevation	37–80 m (121–262 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 Pop. ±% p.a. 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 Pop. ±% p.a. 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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

Education

There are 11 infant schools, 8 garde schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 high school.

Culture

• "Le Mas": library and auditorium.
• "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)
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.

People

• Jacques Philippe Avice (1759–1835), general, and also tile maker around 1820.
• François-Joseph Talma (1763–1826), actor, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.
• Mademoiselle Mars (1779–1847), actress, she was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.
• Charles-Tristan de Montholon (1782–1853), general and politician, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.
• 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.
• Henri Chapu, famous sculptor, was born in "Le Mée" on 30 September 1833. He was interred on 24 April 1891.
• Firmin-Girard (1838–1921), painter. He has been interred close to Henri Chapu.
• Henri-Auguste Patey (1855–1930), sculptor, student of Henri Chapu.
• 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".
• 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

• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

External links

• Official website (in French)
• 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)