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Melun

Melun () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region, north-central France. It is located on the southeastern outskirts of Paris, about from the centre of the capital. Melun is the prefecture of Seine-et-Marne, and the seat of one of its arrondissements. Its inhabitants are called Melunais.

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Melun is a commune in France, situated in the Seine-et-Marne department within the Île-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the Seine-et-Marne department, the arrondissement of Melun, and the cantons of Melun-Nord and Melun-Sud. The town is located near the Seine and Almont bodies of water and shares borders with La Rochette, Rubelles, Vaux-le-Pénil, and Vert-Saint-Denis.

The area of Melun is 8.04 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 45,995 residents and another citing 38,953. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 102 meters in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 73 and 55 meters. The postal code for the commune is 77000.

Melun is twinned with Crema, Vaihingen, Spelthorne, and Stuttgart. The official name of the place is Melun, and it falls under the Europe/Paris timezone.

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Place details

Locality: Melun
Region: Île-de-France
Country: France
Population: 38,953
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Melun
French commune.commune status: Prefecture and commune
French commune.map size: 270px
French commune.adjustable map: Melun_map.png
French commune.map caption: Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
French commune.image: Melun - Hôtel de ville - 20051111.jpg
French commune.caption: The Hôtel de Ville
French commune.arrondissement: Melun
French commune.canton: Melun
French commune.INSEE: 77288
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Melun (SeineMarne).png
French commune.postal code: 77000
French commune.party: Horizons
French commune.mayor: Kadir Mebarek
French commune.term: 2023–2026
French commune.intercommunality: CA Melun Val de Seine
French commune.elevation m: 54
French commune.elevation min m: 37

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Counts of Melun
Viscounts of Melun
Population
Climate
Transport
Main sights
Notable people
Education
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
Sources
External links

==History== Meledunum began as a Gaulish town; Caesar noted Melun as "a town of the Senones, situated on an island in the Seine"; at the island there was a wooden bridge, which his men repaired. Roman Meledunum was a mutatio where fresh horses were kept available for official couriers on the Roman road south-southeast of Paris, where it forded the Seine. Around 500 A.D, Clovis I granted Melun to a Gallo-Roman magnate, Aurelianus, who had fought for Clovis several times and apparently influenced his conversion to Christianity.

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