Meaux
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Meaux is a commune on the river Marne in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is 41.1 km (25.5 mi) east-northeast of the centre of Paris.
Façade of the Meaux city hall (built in 1900)
The episcopal palace (bishop's palace). Meaux Cathedral can be seen behind the palace.
Defeat of the Jacquerie in Meaux on 9 June 1358
La Liberté éplorée or "The American Monument", erected to the memory of the French casualties during the Battle of the Marne
Marne (river)
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The Marne is a river in France, an eastern tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is 514 kilometres (319 mi) long. The river gave its name to the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne.
The Marne at Dormans, showing aspects of 21st century navigation: grain silos, generating traffic, a hotel barge, and recreational craft
Les Bords de la Marne, 1888 by Paul Cézanne