Meudon

Also known as Rabelais

Meudon () is a French commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region, on the left bank of the Seine. It is located from the center of Paris.

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Meudon is a commune in France, situated in the Hauts-de-Seine department within the Île-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Meudon and is located in the arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. The town borders Issy-les-Moulineaux, Clamart, Vélizy-Villacoublay, and Chaville, and is positioned next to the Seine river. Its postal codes are 92190 and 92360.

The commune has a population of 46,722 and covers an area of 9.9 square kilometers. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 179 meters. Meudon is twinned with Celle and Mazkeret Batya. The local demonym is Meudonnais, and the head of government has included Hervé Marseille and Louis Eugène Robert.

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Place details

Locality: Meudon
Region: Île-de-France
Country: France
Population: 44,652
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Meudon
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Meudon-Observatoire.jpg
French commune.caption: Observatory of Meudon
French commune.map: Meudon_map.svg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine).svg
French commune.map caption: Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
French commune.arrondissement: Boulogne-Billancourt
French commune.canton: Meudon
French commune.INSEE: 92048
French commune.postal code: 92190, 92360
French commune.mayor: Denis Larghero
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.party: UDI
French commune.intercommunality: Grand Paris
French commune.elevation m: 103
French commune.elevation min m: 28
French commune.elevation max m: 179

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: commune of France
Official name: Rabelais
Demonym: Meudonnais
Country: France
Located in: Grand Paris
Population: 46334
Area: 9.9
Elevation: 140
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Seine
Shares border with: Auteuil
Official website: www.meudon.fr
Image: Meudon-Observatoire.jpg

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twinned administrative body: Mazkeret Batya
topic's main category: Category:Meudon
Commons category: Meudon
postal code: 92360
category for people born here: Category:Births in Meudon
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Meudon
category of associated people: Category:People from Meudon
total expenditure: 63861847.57
associated electoral district: canton of Meudon
native label: Meudon
male population: 21631
female population: 23721
social media followers: 3872
P8168: Ligsdorf
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: www.meudon.fr/contacter-la-mairie
phone number: +33-1-41-14-80-00
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
member of: Concours des villes et villages fleuris

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Localization
Geology and Topography
Climate
History
Roman Times
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Modern Times
Automotive pioneering
Pioneering aviation
Population
Economy
Scientific facilities
Public transport
[[Réseau Express Régional|Réseau Express Régional (RER)]] – [[RER C|Line C]]
[[Transilien]] – [[Transilien Line N]]
[[Tramways in Île-de-France|Tramway]] – [[Île-de-France tramway Line 2|T2]] and [[Île-de-France tramway Line 6|T6]]
[[RATP bus network]]
Education
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Cultural heritage
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Meudon () is a French commune located in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region, on the left bank of the Seine. It is located from the center of Paris.

The city is covered by the Meudon Domanial Forest that accounts for half of its surface, a rarity in the close suburbs of Paris. Also, the city presents many significant grades and contains the geographic high point of the innermost Paris suburbs.

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