Meudon

Meudon (French pronunciation:) is a French commune located in the Hauts-de-Seinedepartment in the Île-de-Franceregion, on the left bank of the Seine. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) 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.

The city is mainly known for its forest and its observatory, that specializes in astrophysics and observation of the sun, but has also been home to celebrities such as Auguste Rodin, Richard Wagner, Louis Ferdinand Céline, Pascal Manoukian, Ambroise Paré and Armande Béjart.