Mézy-sur-Seine
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie | |
| Canton | Les Mureaux | |
| Community association | Grand Paris Seine et Oise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 53 ′ E | |
| height | 17–155 m | |
| surface | 4.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,197 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 462 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78250 | |
| INSEE code | 78403 | |
| Website | mairie-mezy.fr | |
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Mézy-sur-Seine is a commune with 2,197 inhabitants (1 January 2017) in the Yvelines department in the region Ile-de-France . Parts of the municipality belong to the Regional Nature Park Vexin français .
geography
Mézy-sur-Seine is located in northern France in the Vexin français region on the Seine , 36 kilometers northwest of Paris , about 14 kilometers northwest of Mantes-la-Jolie , the seat of the sub-prefecture of the arrondissement , and 1.9 kilometers southwest of Meulan en-Yvelines , the capital of the canton and the municipal association of Vexin-Seine at an average altitude of 86 meters above sea level . The Mairie stands at a height of 77 meters. Neighboring municipalities of Mézy-sur-Seine are Oinville-sur-Montcient in the north, Hardricourt in the east, Les Mureaux in the south-east and Juziers in the south-west. The municipality has an area of 476 hectares.
The municipality is assigned to a type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ) climate zone : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
In the 10th century, a fortified structure was built in Mézy to protect Meulan. Until the 13th century Mézy was a fiefdom of the Viscount de Meulan. Then it became a village with its own church.
In the 17th century the community grew. The houses were often built outside of the town center. The viticulture reached its peak. Later peas in particular were grown. The road from Paris to Mantes-la-Jolie was built in the 18th century.
In 1793 Mézy-sur-Seine received as Mézy in the course of the French Revolution (1789-1799) the status of a municipality and in 1801 under the name Mezy-les-Mureaux through the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte the right to local self-government . The municipality has been called Mézy-sur-Seine since 1971.
In 1879 the old town hall was built, which also housed the village school. In 1984 the town hall moved into the castle.
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Mézy-sur-Seine
Mézy-sur-Seine belongs to the Roman Catholic parish of Meulan - Rive Droite de la Seine of the Diocese of Versailles . The Saint-Germain church was built in the 13th century and restored in the 16th century. The building was entered in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques ('historical monuments') in 1926 . In the church there are various textiles from the 19th century, for example a chasuble . The objects were classified as a Monument historique in 1973 . A 17th-century statue depicting the Virgin and Child was classified as a Historic Monument in 1963.
The Villa Poiret was built in 1923 by the architect Robert Mallet-Stevens for the fashion designer Paul Poiret . After 1924 the villa was empty. In 1934 Mallet-Stevens made some changes to the building for the new owner Elvira Popescu . The villa is privately owned and was entered in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques in 1984.
Economy and Infrastructure
In 2009 6.2 percent of the employees were unemployed .
There is a public primary school in the community.
The nearest train station is Meulan-Hardricourt, 1.9 kilometers away. The nearest airport is Pontoise - Cormeilles-en-Vexin Airport, 15.7 kilometers away .
Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for poultry (Volailles de Houdan) apply in the municipality .
Personalities
- François-René de Chateaubriand (1768–1848), writer
- Berthe Morisot (1841–1895), painter
- Jean Jaurès (1859–1914), politician
- Paul Poiret (1879–1944), fashion designer
- Lili Boulanger (1893–1918), composer, spent her final years in Mézy-sur-Seine and died there too.
- Elvira Popescu (1894–1993), actress
- Alfred Sauvy (1898–1990), demographer
- Albert Dubout (1905–1976), artist
- Colette Darfeuil (1906–1998), actress
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 509-512.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Mézy-sur-Seine. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 21, 2013 (French).
- ↑ Mézy-sur-Seine - notice communal. In: Cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved July 31, 2013 (French).
- ^ Groupement paroissial de Meulan - Rive Droite de la Seine. (No longer available online.) Diocèse de Versailles, archived from the original on July 5, 2014 ; Retrieved July 21, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry No. 78403 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 78403 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Commune de Mézy-sur-Seine (78403). In: Insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques , accessed on July 21, 2013 (French).
