Mézières-sur-Seine

Mézières-sur-Seine
Town hall
Mézières-sur-Seine
Location within Île-de-France region  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	17–156 m (56–512 ft) (avg. 22 m/72 ft)
Land area1	10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population2	3,536  (2006)
- Density	339 /km2 (880 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Mézières-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, near the bank of the Seine 47 km (29 mi) west of Paris.

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

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.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE