Meaux
Meaux
Location within Île-de-France region  Meaux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-et-Marne
Arrondissement	Meaux
Canton	Meaux-Nord and Meaux-Sud
Intercommunality	Pays de Meaux
Mayor	Jean-François Copé (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	39–107 m (128–351 ft)
Land area1	14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population2	50,673  (2006)
- Density	3,389 /km2 (8,780 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	77284/ 77284
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°53′18″E / 48.9603°N 2.8883°E / 48.9603; 2.8883

Meaux (French pronunciation: [mo]) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 41.1 km (25.5 mi) east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement. Although it is the most populous commune in the Seine-et-Marne, it is not the capital, which is Melun.

Demographics[link]

Inhabitants of Meaux are called Meldois.

Culture[link]

Meaux is known for Brie de Meaux (a variety of Brie cheese) and the local variety of mustard.

A couple of good festivals, venues for live music and exhibitions:"Musée Bossuet", Music Festival "Musik'elles", recording studios/Concert hall/Alternative culture exhibitions: "Eightball Society Studios").

The bishop's palace. Behind the palace can be seen the Meaux Cathedral

Sport[link]

The town is represented by the CS Meaux association football club.

Transport[link]

Meaux is served by Meaux station on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line and on several national rail lines.

People[link]

• Joop Zoetemelk -cyclist. Zoetemelk and his French wife owned and operated a hotel in Meaux.
• L'aigle de Meaux - fictional character. L'aigle (sometimes known as Bossuet) was a character in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables. In the book, he petitioned for a post office to be created in Meaux.
• Olivier N'Siabamfumu footballer
• Chris Mavinga footballer
• Eric Judor,actor and comedien
• Henry V, the English king died here.
• John de Cheam, died and buried here
• Alexis Soyer, celebrated chef in Victorian London, was born here

History[link]

Meaux was the capital of the ancient Gaulish tribe of the Meldi.

Siege of Meaux[link]

The Siege of Meaux was fought in 1422 between the English, under Henry V, and the French during the Hundred Years' War. The town's defence was led by the Bastard of Vaurus, by all accounts cruel and evil, but a brave commander all the same. The siege commenced in October and mining and bombardment soon brought down the walls. Casualties began to mount in the English army, including John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford who had been at the siege of Harfleur, the Battle of Agincourt, and received the surrender of Cherbourg. The English also began to fall sick rather early into the siege, and it is estimated that one sixteenth of the besiegers died from dysentery and smallpox. On 9 March 1422, the town surrendered, although the garrison held out. Under continued bombardment, the garrison gave in as well on 10 March, following a siege of 8 months. The Bastard of Vaurus was decapitated, as was a trumpeter named Orace, who had once mocked King Henry. Sir John Fortescue was then installed as English Captain of Meaux Castle.^[1]

See also[link]

France portal

• Count of Meaux
• Diocese of Meaux
• Meaux Abbey (UK) (map)
• Battle of Mello
• Brie (cheese)
• Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department

References[link]

• INSEE

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Meaux

• Official website (French)
• Pictures of Meaux Cathedral:[1], [2], [3]
• 2003 Land Use, from IAU ÎdF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région (French)
• French Ministry of Culture list for Meaux (French)

Bibliography[link]

• Patrice CROISY : Bibliographie de Meaux (Meaux, 2006–2009). This database includes over 8 000 articles and books on Meaux and neighbourhood. Some of them are in English.

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Webster Gradney, Jr. (born September 6, 1985), who performs under the mononym Webbie, is an American rapper from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was signed to the independent Trill Entertainment label from 2003 to 2005.^[1] In 2005 he came into the hip hop scene with "Gimme That" featuring Bun B. His songs "Bad Bitch" and "Swerve" were featured on Gangsta Musik, his 2003 group album with Lil Boosie, and in the 2005 movie Hustle & Flow. Webbie's second album, Savage Life 2, was released in the fall 2008 with the hit single "Independent" featuring Lil Boosie and Lil Phat.

Early life[link]

Webbie was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[1] His mother died when he was nine years old, so his parental care was split between his father and grandmother.^[2] Ever since he was five years old, he had been writing rhymes, and throughout his childhood he had become an avid fan of hardcore rap artists including Southern hip hop performers Master P, Eightball & MJG, the Geto Boys, and UGK, as well as West Coast rap such as 2Pac, Eazy-E, and Snoop Dogg.^[2] Allthough his grades were poor through out school his math teacher said he did decent during math class.

Music career[link]

He began his career with Baton Rouge superstar Lil Boosie, being featured in Ghetto Stories in 2003 and Gangsta Muzik in 2004. As Webbie's solo track "Give Me That" featuring Bun B was frequently featured in mixtapes, Trill began a deal to sign Webbie to the Warner Bros. Records subsidiary label Atlantic Records. He was signed there, and his major-label debut Savage Life was released in 2005,^[1] debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart.^[3] Singles from his next album, Savage Life 2, include "Independent" featuring Boosie and Lil Phat. It is Webbie's most successful song to date, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching the top of the Rap Songs chart. Webbie released his latest album Savage Life 3 on November 15, 2011 under Universal Records.

Acting career[link]

He has released an independent biography movie called Ghetto Stories: The Movie, released in October 2010, with Lil Boosie, based on their lives and lyrical themes.^[4]

106 & Park Controversy[link]

On the October 14, 2011 episode of BET’s 106 & Park, Webbie was banned from further appearances on the countdown show. Webbie appeared on the Oct 14th, 2011 show as a guest judge for Freestyle Friday. The reason behind his ban was tied to allegations that he made sexually inappropriate comments to the show's hostess, Rocsi. ^[5]

Discography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Twitter
• Trill Ent.
• Webbie at MySpace
• Profile at Rolling Stone