Mézières-sur-Seine

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Coordinates: 48°57′32″N 1°48′17″E / 48.9588888889, 1.80472222222

Commune of Mézières-sur-Seine
Location
Mézières-sur-Seine (France)
Mézières-sur-Seine
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton Guerville
Mayor Pierre Blévin
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 17 m–156 m
(avg. 22 m)
Land area¹ 10,42 km²
Population²
(1999)		 3341
 - Density 320,6/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 78402/ 78970
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Mézières-sur-Seine is a city and commune in France, in the western suburbs of Paris, near the bank of the Seine. Distance from Paris is 47 km W.

The name of the commune comes from the Latin word: maceria, meaning walls.

[edit] Intercommunal Organizations

  • Syndicat intercommunal d'assainissement Épône-Mézières
  • Syndicat mixte de la Seine, de la Mauldre et de la Vaucouleurs (SMSEMAV)
  • Syndicat mixte d'aménagement des berges de la Seine (SMABS)
  • Syndicat Intercommunal de la Région d'Epône (SIRE)
  • SIVOM COLLEGE d'Épône-Mézières/La Falaise
  • SEM Teritoires du Val de Seine lit. "Seine Valley Territories"

[edit] Sites of interest

Saint-Nicolas church, built in the 13th century in Gothic style. A choir was added since the 17th century. It is a historic building since 1931.


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