Le Mée-sur-Seine
Le Mée-sur-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 from the center.
Geography
The town is located on the right side of the Seine on a limestone plateau.History
- B.C.: the Sénons 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"
- 1944: Liberation of the town by allied troops who crossed the Seine using a float-bridge.
- 1970-1971: construction of the main road to Melun.
- 1979: opening of the new rail station.
Demographics
Inhabitants are called Méens.Education
There are 11 infant schools, 8 grade 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", built from 1889 to 1893, is on the location of the previous church.
- chapel "Sainte-Croix"
Economy
- Unemployment rate : 12.8%
- Private income : €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, general, and also tile maker around 1820.
- François-Joseph Talma, actor, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.
- Mademoiselle Mars, actress, she was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.
- Charles-Tristan de Montholon, general and politician, he was also co-owner of the tile manufactory.
- Grigore Alexandru Ghica, prince of Moldavia 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 are interred.
- Henri Chapu, famous sculptor, was born in "Le Mée" on 30 September 1833. He was interred on 24 April 1891.
- Firmin-Girard, painter. He has been interred close to Henri Chapu.
- Henri-Auguste Patey, sculptor, student of Henri Chapu.
- Gaston Carraud, songwriter, student of Jules Massenet, was born in "Le Mée" on 20 July 1864.
- Renée Saint-Cyr, actress, lived in a big 18th century house in "Le Mée".
- Karl Lagerfeld, designer
- Caroline de Monaco and Ernest-Auguste de Hanovre own the house previously occupied by Karl Lagerfeld.
- Nina Roberts, ex-porn star
- Willy Denzey singer