Meudon

Meudon is a suburb of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine département in northern France. Population (1999): 43,663.

History

Archaeological sites show that Meudon has been populated since neolithic times.

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The Celts called the area Mol-Dum (sand dune) — and the Romans latinized the name as Moldunum.

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The handsome Galliera Institutions, on the hill of Fleury, were founded by the duchess of Galliera for the care of aged persons and orphans. The buildings were completed in 1885.

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In the 16th century the cardinal, Charles of Lorraine, built at Meudon a magnificent chateau, which was destroyed in 1803. The present remains belong to a building erected by the Dauphin, son of Louis XIV.

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