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Le Mée-sur-Seine is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris 41.1km from the center.GeographyThe town is located on the ride side of the Seine on a limestone plateau.History B.C. : the Sénons (Gaul tribe) may have lived here. 13th century : Le Mée-sur-Seine is mentioned for the first time by "Mas" in 1253. A "Mas" is an old French term for farm. 15th century : castle of "Marchémarais" September, 30th, 1833 : birth of Henri Chapu, a famous sculptor. 1889 : construction of the "Eglise Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité". 1845 : first railway. 1938 : Originally called simply "Le Mée", the name of the commune became officially "Le Mée-sur-Seine" (meaning "Le Mée upon Seine") 1944 : Release of the town by the allied troops who crossed over the Seine using a float-bridge (the only bridge had been destroyed by the Germans). 1970-1971 : construction of the main road to Melun (« la pénétrante »). 1979 : opening of the new rail station.The town grew quickly after the World War II and it is now divided in four districts: Le Mée Village, Plein Ciel, Croix Blanche, Les Courtilleraies.