Meulan-en-Yvelines (; formerly just ''Meulan'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.department in the
region
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in north-central
France
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. It hosted part of the
sailing
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events for the
1900 Summer Olympics
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held in neighboring
Paris
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, and would do so
again
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Entertainment
* ''Again'' (video game), a 2009 adventure game for the Nintendo DS
* '' Again!!'' manga
* ''Again!'', a 2011 children's book by Emily Gravett
* ''Again'' (film), a 2015 Japanese film
Music
* Again (band), a ...
Hundred Years' War
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Jean de Dunois
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defeated the English nearby.
Meulan hosted the first
regatta
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1900 Summer Olympics
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.
Population
Heraldry
The Coat of Arms of Meulan-en-Yvelines is blazoned as:
''Azure semy-de-lys or, a chief chequy or and gules of four tiers.''
The shield of arms is composed of the ancient arms of France, granted to the village as an augmentation of honour by
Henri IV
Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarc ...
in 1590, with a chief displaying the first four tiers of the ''chequy or and gules'' arms of the ancient Counts of Meulan.
Notable people
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Abdoulaye Doucouré
Abdoulaye Doucouré (born 1 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club Everton. Born in France, he plays for the Mali national team.
Early life
Doucouré was born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, to M ...
Elie Konki
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, boxer
*
Kevin Mendy
Kevin Mendy (born May 18, 1992) is a French basketball player who plays for French Pro A league club Le Mans.profil ...
, basketball player
*
M'Baye Niang
M'Baye Hamady Niang (born 19 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Auxerre. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
He made his professional debut at the age of 16 in a league match for Ca ...
, footballer
*
Ibrahim Sacko
Ibrahima Sacko (born 24 May 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 side Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.
Career
Born in Meulan, Sacko played at U17 and U19 level with Brest. He left Brest in the s ...
, footballer
*
Maurice Thiriet
Maurice Thiriet (; 2 May 1906 – 28 September 1972) was a French composer of classical and film music.
Biography
Born in Meulan, Yvelines, Maurice Thiriet attended the Paris Conservatory from 1925 to 1931, studying counterpoint and fugue with ...
, (1906–1972), composer
* Yannick Zachee, basketball player
*
David Douillet
David Donald Hubert Roger Douillet (; born 17 February 1969) is a French politician and retired judoka.
Douillet was born in the city of Rouen. Standing at and weighing , he won the judo heavyweight gold medals in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olym ...
, judoka
*
Ferland Mendy
Ferland Sinna Mendy (born 8 June 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.
Early and personal life
Born in Meulan-en-Yvelines, France, Mendy is of Senegalese d ...
, footballer
Twin towns - sister cities
Meulan is twinned with:
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Arraiolos
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Aubette de Meulan
Aubette de Meulan (, literally ''Aubette of Meulan'') is a French river that begins at Avernes in Val-d'Oise, flows through Vigny, and empties into the Seine in Meulan-en-Yvelines. One commune is named after this river: Tessancourt-sur-Aubett ...
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Communes of the Yvelines department
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