Meaux
Subprefecture and commune in Île-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meaux (French pronunciation: [mo] ⓘ) is a commune on the river Marne in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is 41.1 km (25.5 mi) east-northeast of the centre of Paris.
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Façade of the Meaux city hall (built in 1900) | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Meaux  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°53′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Meaux |
| Canton | Meaux |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Meaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Copé[1] |
| Area 1 | 14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi) |
| Population | 55,709 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77284 /77100 |
| Elevation | 39–107 m (128–351 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Meaux is, with Provins, Torcy and Fontainebleau, one of the four subprefectures (sous-préfectures) of the department of Seine-et-Marne, Melun being the prefecture. In France a subprefecture is the chef-lieu (the seat or administrative capital) of an arrondissement: Meaux is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Meaux.[3] It is also the chef-lieu of a smaller administrative division: the canton of Meaux. Finally, since its creation in 2003, Meaux has been the centre and the main town of an agglomeration community, the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Meaux.