Mousseaux-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [muso syʁ sɛn], literally Mousseaux on Seine) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
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| Coordinates: 49°02′37″N 1°38′51″E / 49.0436°N 1.6475°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
| Canton | Bonnières-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Ours Prisbil[1] |
Area 1 | 7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 684 |
| • Density | 95/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78437 /78270 |
| Elevation | 12–68 m (39–223 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
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Mousseaux-sur-Seine is a riverside town in the Seine, situated 14 km west of Mantes-la-Jolie and 6 km east of Bonnières-sur-Seine, on the Left Bank, in the loop Moisson. It borders of Freneuse Mericourt and west, north Moisson. To the east, it is separated by the Seine Saint-Martin-la-Garenne.
The village is located by the river along a limestone cliff where many were dug basements, "boves" which once served homes.
Seine borders the town to the southeast. Sablière of loops of the Seine Moisson-Mousseaux.
History
editThis territory was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Numerous flint weapons have been found. In pre-Roman Gaul the Belgic tribe of the Veliocasses or Velocasses controlled a large area around the town. Christianity came to the area with the work of Nicasius of Rouen, about 250AD
The village of Mousseaux is a center of caving in the area. The inhabitants of the area have nicknamed the caves "sparkling".[3]
The village was until the late 18th century an important wine production, which remains, still visible, an old press. In 2003, Mousseaux-sur-Seine chooses to join the urban community of Mantes en Yvelines, rather than the community of communes des Portes Île-de-France focused on Bonnières-sur-Seine.
Landmarks
edit- Saint-Léger church stone church Gothic Revival limestone dating from 1875.
- winepress: kept in a "bove" excavation dug into the limestone cliff.
- Painting workshop of Martine Darcel
- the Town Hall
- recreation Park on the river popular with Parisians
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Town Catholic Church
Population
editThe population of Mousseaux-sur-Seine went through a steady decline through the 19th century until 1900 when the population was about 170 and had reached 136 by the eve of World War II. After the war the population grew until today it has reached its pre-revolution numbers.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Patrick Saletta, Sanctuaires souterrains: aux origines de l'Église en France, page 43
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mousseaux-sur-Seine, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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