Meulan-en-Yvelines (; formerly just Meulan) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It hosted part of the sailing events for the 1900 Summer Olympics held in neighbouring Paris, and would do so again 24 years later. History In 1435, as a part of the Hundred Years' War, Ambroise de Loré and Jean de Dunois defeated the English nearby. Meulan hosted the first regatta in the sailing event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Population Heraldry The coat of arms of Meulan-en-Yvelines is blazoned as: Azure semy-de-lys or, a chief chequy or and gules of four tiers. The shield of arms is composed of the ancient arms of France, granted to the village as an augmentation of honour by Henri IV in 1590, with a chief displaying the first four tiers of the chequy or and gules arms of the ancient Counts of Meulan. Notable people Abdoulaye Doucouré (born 1993), footballer David Douillet (born 1969), judoka Frederic Esther (born 1972), boxer Elie Konki (born 1992), boxer Ferland Mendy (born 1995), footballer Kevin Mendy (born 1992), basketball player M'Baye Niang (born 1994), footballer Ibrahim Sacko (born 1993), footballer Maurice Thiriet (1906–1972), composer Yannick Zachee (born 1986), basketball player Twin towns – sister cities Meulan is twinned with: Arraiolos, Portugal Kilsyth, Scotland, United Kingdom Taufkirchen, Germany See also Aubette de Meulan Communes of the Yvelines department References Sports-reference.com Summer Olympics Paris 20 May 1900 sailing mixed open results. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 1924 Olympics official report. pp. 582–3. Venues of the 1900 Summer Olympics Venues of the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic sailing venues Communes of Yvelines