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Meulan-en-Yvelines (; formerly just ''Meulan'') is a commune in the
Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the ĂŽle-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.department in the
ĂŽle-de-France The ĂŽle-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''RĂ©gion parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...
region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
in north-central
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. It hosted part of the
sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' ( sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' ( iceboat) or on ''land'' ( land yacht) over a chose ...
events for the
1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...
held in neighboring
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...
, and would do so again twenty-four years later.


History

In 1435 as a part of the
Hundred Years' War The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French throne between the English House of Plantag ...
, Ambroise de Loré and Jean de Dunois defeated the English nearby. Meulan hosted the first regatta in the sailing event at the
1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...
.


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 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

* Abdoulaye Doucouré, footballer *
Frederic Esther Frederic may refer to: Places United States * Frederic, Wisconsin, a village in Polk County * Frederic Township, Michigan, a township in Crawford County ** Frederic, Michigan, an unincorporated community Other uses * Frederic (band), a Japanese ro ...
, boxer * Elie Konki, boxer * Kevin Mendy, basketball player * M'Baye Niang, footballer * Ibrahim Sacko, footballer * Maurice Thiriet, (1906–1972), composer *
Yannick Zachee Yannick is a first name that originated in Brittany, France, where the combination of its two Breton language parts, ''Yann'' and ''-ick'', results in the meaning of '' Little John'' or ''Petit Jean'' in French. It is used as a first name mostly fo ...
, basketball player * David Douillet, judoka * Ferland Mendy, footballer


Twin towns - sister cities

Meulan is twinned with: * Arraiolos, Portugal * Kilsyth, Scotland, United Kingdom * Taufkirchen, Germany


See also

* Aubette de Meulan *
Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...


References


Sports-reference.com Summer Olympics Paris 20 May 1900 sailing mixed open results.
Accessed 14 November 2010.
1924 Olympics official report.
pp. 582–3. Venues of the 1900 Summer Olympics Venues of the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic sailing venues Communes of Yvelines {{1924-Olympic-stub