Meaux, France
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Façade of the Meaux city hall (built in 1900)
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°53′18″E / 48.9603°N 2.8883°ECoordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°53′18″E / 48.9603°N 2.8883°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Meaux | |
| Canton | Meaux | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Meaux | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-François Copé | |
| Area1 | 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 51,398 | |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77284 /77284 | |
| Elevation | 39–107 m (128–351 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Meaux (French pronunciation: [mo]) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 41.1 km (25.5 mi) east-northeast of the center of Paris.
Meaux is a subprefecture (sous-préfecture) of the Seine-et-Marne department. In France a subprefecture is the chef-lieu (the seat or administrative capital) of an arrondissement: Meaux is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Meaux. It is also the chef-lieu of a smaller administrative division: the canton of Meaux. Finally, since its creation in 2003, Meaux has been the centre and the main town of an agglomeration community, the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux.
With a population of 51,398 inhabitants (2012 census), Meaux is the second largest city in the Seine-et-Marne department after Chelles (53,090 inhabitants in 2012).
Inhabitants of Meaux are called Meldois. Both names Meaux and Meldois originated with the Meldi, the Latin name of the original Gaulish tribe who occupied this area of the valley of the Marne river. Although during the Roman period the city was called Iantinum by the Romans, the name of the Meldi persisted and was finally kept for naming both the city and its inhabitants.
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