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Melun

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Melun

French town, capital of the département of Seine-et-Marne; population (1990) 40,000. It is on the outskirts of the forest of Fontainebleau and grew up on and around an island in the Seine. Melun is an agricultural centre, manufactures glass, pottery, and sugar, and is also a commuter town for Paris. There are many old buildings, including a church dating from 1020.

In the Hundred Years' War, the town was taken by Henry V of England in 1420, but was recovered by the French in 1430. The château of Vaux was built about 1660. There are also vestiges of Roman and later fortresses.



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On the fourth day he alighted at Melun as he had intended.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Musqueton was, however, somewhat consoled by D'Artagnan, who the next day told him that in all probability war would always be carried on in the heart of Paris and within reach of the Chateau du Vallon, which was near Corbeil, or Bracieux, which was near Melun, and of Pierrefonds, which was between Compiegne and Villars-Cotterets.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Then four instead of two whirled the carriage away in the direction of Melun, and pulled up for a moment in the middle of the forest of Senart.
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