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.

Mousseaux-sur-Seine
The town hall in Mousseaux-sur-Seine
The town hall in Mousseaux-sur-Seine
Location of Mousseaux-sur-Seine
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Mousseaux-sur-Seine is located in France
Mousseaux-sur-Seine
Mousseaux-sur-Seine
Mousseaux-sur-Seine is located in Île-de-France (region)
Mousseaux-sur-Seine
Mousseaux-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 49°02′37″N 1°38′51″E / 49.0436°N 1.6475°E / 49.0436; 1.6475
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementMantes-la-Jolie
CantonBonnières-sur-Seine
IntercommunalityCU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Ours Prisbil[1]
Area
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7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
684
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78437 /78270
Elevation12–68 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

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This 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

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  • 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

Population

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The 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 631—    
1800 627−0.09%
1806 593−0.92%
1821 568−0.29%
1831 515−0.97%
1836 462−2.15%
1841 426−1.61%
1846 407−0.91%
1851 356−2.64%
1856 321−2.05%
1861 281−2.63%
1866 259−1.62%
1872 230−1.96%
1876 230+0.00%
1881 232+0.17%
1886 233+0.09%
1891 211−1.96%
1896 188−2.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 168−2.22%
1906 170+0.24%
1911 181+1.26%
1921 151−1.80%
1926 141−1.36%
1931 136−0.72%
1936 198+7.80%
1946 185−0.68%
1954 172−0.91%
1962 180+0.57%
1968 191+0.99%
1975 289+6.10%
1982 415+5.31%
1990 494+2.20%
1999 558+1.36%
2007 610+1.12%
2012 640+0.96%
2017 682+1.28%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Patrick Saletta, Sanctuaires souterrains: aux origines de l'Église en France, page 43
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Mousseaux-sur-Seine, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE