Meulan
Encyclopedia
Meulan-en-Yvelines is a commune
in the Yvelines
department in the Île-de-France
region
in north-central France
. It hosted part of the sailing
events for the 1900 Summer Olympics
held in neighboring Paris
, and would do so again
twenty-four years
later.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
department in the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in north-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It hosted part of the sailing
Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916, sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
events for the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
held in neighboring Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and would do so again
Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....
twenty-four years
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
later.
People
- Mbaye Niang footballer
- Ibrahim SackoIbrahim SackoIbrahim Sacko is a French football player who plays for French club Valenciennes in Ligue 1. He plays as either a striker or a winger and previously played for professional club Brest. Sacko made his professional debut with Valenciennes on 31 August 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat...
footballer - Maurice ThirietMaurice ThirietMaurice Thiriet was a French composer of classical and film music.-Biography:Born in Meulan, Yvelines, he entered the Paris conservatory in 1925 to study counterpoint and fugue with Charles Koechlin and orchestration and arrangement under Alexis Roland-Manuel. He graduated in 1931...
(1906–1972) -composer - Yannick ZacheeYannick ZacheeYannick Zachee is a Central African Republic-French basketball player who is a member of the Central African Republic national basketball team....
basketball player
Twin towns
Meulan is twinned with;-
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