Montceaux-lès-Meaux
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Meaux |
| Canton | Meaux-Sud |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Meaux |
| Mayor | Monique Lambinet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 86–172 m (282–564 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.72 km2 (1.82 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 618 (2006) |
| - Density | 131 /km2 (340 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77300/ 77470 |
| 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: 48°56′28″N 2°59′08″E / 48.9412°N 2.9855°E
Montceaux-lès-Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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Château de Montceaux [edit]
Montceaux is known for the former château, which Henri II gave to Catherine de' Medici in 1556, was her earliest building project. The building consisted of a central pavilion housing a straight staircase, and two wings with a pavilion at each end. Catherine wanted to cover the alley in the garden where Henry played pall-mall, an early form of croquet. For this commission, Philibert de l'Orme built her a grotto set on a base made to look like natural rock, from which guests could watch the games while taking refreshments. The work was completed in 1558 but has not survived.[1] Given by Henri IV to Marie de' Medici, the château ceased to be used as a royal residence after 1640, and had fallen into ruin by the time it was demolished by revolutionary decree in 1798.[2] Some ruins remain, a chapel and the buildings of the forecourt, transformed into private dwellings; parts of the east wing are farm buildings.[3]
The château is listed as a Monument historique since 2005 by the French Ministry of Culture.[4]
Demographics [edit]
Inhabitants are called Monticellois.
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References [edit]
- ^ Knecht, 228–229.
- ^ Coope, "The Chateau of Montceaux-en-Brie", 71–87.
- ^ Coordinates of the château 48°56′41″N 2°59′8″E / 48.94472°N 2.98556°E. From Géoportail
- ^ (French) French Ministry of Culture database entry
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Montceaux-lès-Meaux |
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Montceaux-lès-Meaux (French)
- Map of Montceaux-lès-Meaux on Michelin (English)
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