What is Melun?
[[File:Blason ville fr Melun (SeineMarne).png|90px|thumb|Coat of arms]] '''Melun''' is a [[city]] in [[France]]. It is the [[capital city|capital]] of the [[Seine-et-Marne]] department, in the [[Île-de-France]] region of France. The city is about 40&nbsp;kilometres southeast of [[Paris]], in a bend of the river [[Seine]]. Between [[Brie (region)|Brie]] and [[Gâtinais]]. It is between 37&nbsp;metres and 102&nbsp;metres of above the [[sea]]. At the last count in [[1999]], 37.500 people lived there. The city is home to the production of the [[Brie de Melun]], a saltier variant of the [[Brie de Meaux]]. A school for police officers has been in the city since [[1945]]. Other than that there are [[pharmaceuitical]] and [[aviation]] [[industry|industries]] and a [[prison]] complex in the city. The first historical mention of the city is in [[52BC]], as ''Melodunum''. The modern name of the city comes from the name it had in the [[6th century]], ''Meluneum''. [[Clovis I]] makes a [[duchy]] out of the city. He also has [[fortification]]s built. The city gains new importance. The city is also prone to [[raid]]s of the [[viking]]s, most notably those in [[852]] and [[866]]. When the département Seine-et-Marne was formed on the 4th March 1790, Melun became its capital. == Education == A campus of the [[École nationale de l'aviation civile]] (French civil aviation academy) is in Melun. == Transports == * [[Melun Villaroche Aerodrome]] ==Images== <gallery> File:SEINE A MELUN 3.jpg|The river [[Seine]] at Melun File:Almontmelun.jpg|The river [[Almont]] flows into the Seine at Melun File:Melun - Hôtel de ville - 20051111.jpg|City hall File:Staspais melun.jpg|St. Aspais quarter File:PRIEURE SAINT SAUVEUR A MELUN.jpg|[[Priory]] St. Sauveur File:Ile st etienne melun 2006.jpg|Ile St. Etienne File:Astrolabe et paris 1.jpg|Branch of the [[university]] of Paris I, in Melun </gallery> {{Paris Metropolitan Area}} {{Prefectures of departments of France}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Communes in Seine-et-Marne]] [[Category:Depart