Melun

Melun is a French city and commune on the river Seine, about 50 km south-southeast of Paris. It is the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Seine-et-Marne département. Population (1999): 35,695. Its inhabitants are called melunais. Its current mayor is Gérard Millet (UMP, right of center).

Miscellaneous

The officers' school of the French Gendarmerie is located in Melun.

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Births

Melun was the birthplace of:

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• Pierre Certon (c.1510-1520-1572), composer of the Renaissance (probably born in Melun)
• Jacques Amyot (1513-1593), writer

Twin towns

Melun is twinned with:

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• Ouidah, Benin
• Spelthorne, England
• Crema, Italy