Mézières-sur-Seine

Mézières-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [mezjɛʁ syʁ sɛn] ^ⓘ, literally Mézières on Seine) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region 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.

Mézières-sur-Seine
Commune
Town hall
Location of Mézières-sur-Seine
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Coordinates: 48°57′32″N 1°48′17″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton	Limay
Intercommunality	CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Franck Fontaine[1]
Area 1	10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,874
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78402 /78970
Elevation	17–156 m (56–512 ft) (avg. 22 m or 72 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,771	—
1975	1,968	+1.52%
1982	2,124	+1.10%
1990	2,726	+3.17%
1999	3,341	+2.29%
2007	3,485	+0.53%
2012	3,587	+0.58%
2017	3,676	+0.49%
Source: INSEE[3]

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 listed monument since 1931.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department