Meulan-en-Yvelines
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
| Canton | Meulan |
| Intercommunality | Vexin-Seine |
| Mayor | Guy Poirier (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 18–117 m (59–384 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,803 (2006) |
| - Density | 2,544 /km2 (6,590 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78401/ 78250 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°00′24″N 1°54′26″E / 49.0067°N 1.9072°E
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.
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People [edit]
- Frederic Esther, boxer
- Kevin Mendy, basketball player
- Mbaye Niang, footballer
- Ibrahim Sacko, footballer
- Maurice Thiriet, (1906–1972) -composer
- Yannick Zachee, basketball player
- David Douillet, judoka
Twin towns [edit]
Meulan is twinned with;
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References [edit]
- 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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