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For the English settlement, see Meaux, East Riding of Yorkshire. Meaux (pronounced /mjus/ "mewss" is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Commune of Meaux
Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Coordinates 48°57′37″N, 2°53′18″E
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-et-Marne
(sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement Meaux
Canton Chief town of 2 cantons: Meaux-Nord, Meaux-Sud
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux
Mayor Jean-François Copé
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 39 m–107 m
Land area¹ 14. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Meaux is an arrondissement of France located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The canton of Meaux-Nord is a French Administrative division, located in the Arrondissement of Meaux, in the Seine-et-Marne département The canton of Meaux-Sud is a French Administrative division, located in the Arrondissement of Meaux, in the Seine-et-Marne département The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. The Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux (CAPM is a Communauté d'agglomération in the Seine-et-Marne département and A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Jean-François Copé (born May 5 1964) is a French politician The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 95 km²
Population²
(Jan. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census)
49,200
49,421
 - Density 3,291/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 77284/ 77284
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E
France

Meaux is a commune of Seine-et-Marne, in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region The aire urbaine is an INSEE (the national statistics office of France statistical region comprising a Couronne périurbaine commuter belt around a contiguous Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. This Francilienne town is located 41. Île-de-France ( pronounced /il d̪ə fʁɑ̃s/ literally "Island of France" is one of the twenty-six administrative regions of France. 1 km. (25. 5 miles) east-northeast from the center of Paris (as the crow flies). In many countries Kilometre Zero (also written km 0) or similar terms in other languages is a particular location (often in the nation's capital city from which distances Meaux is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-et-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Meaux. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. Seine-et-Marne is a French department, named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division The arrondissement of Meaux is an arrondissement of France located in the Seine-et-Marne département, in the Île-de-France Although it is the most populous commune in the Seine-et-Marne, it is not the préfecture (capital), which resides in the commune of Melun. Melun is a commune in the southeastern Suburbs of Paris, France.

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Demographics

Inhabitants of Meaux are called Meldois.

Meaux, together with 18 smaller neighboring communes, form an urban area of 67,956 inhabitants (1999 census). This urban area is a satellite city of Paris.

Culture

Meaux is known for Brie de Meaux (a variety of Brie cheese) and the local variety of mustard. Mustard is a thick yellowish-brown paste with a sharp taste made from the ground seeds of a Mustard plant (white or yellow mustard Sinapis hirta

Sport

The town is represented by the CS Meaux association football club. CS Meaux is a French Association football (soccer club based in the town of Meaux. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

Transport

Meaux is served by Meaux station on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line and on several national rail lines. Transilien Paris &ndash Est is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network

Notable residents

See also

External links

Other "Meaux":

Bibliography

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