Meysse

Meysse is a common French, located in the department of the Ardèche and the area the Rhone-Alps.

Located at a few kilometers only of Montélimar, the village of Meysse enjoys a typically southernmost climate, with very dry summers.

History

Administration

Demography

To announce in 1844: 1227 inhabitants ( Dictionary of the communes, Girault of St Fargeaut)

Places and monuments

The village has a characteristic: it has two churches. One dating from the Romance time, was unused with XIXe, after the construction of the second church located outside the enclosure of the village. This church whose construction goes back to the Middle Ages has a Baptistère where one practiced the baptism by immersion. This kind of religious work is rather rare in France. One can see some with Grenoble in particular.

Located on the commune of Meysse, the Nuclear plant of Cruas-Meysse produces electricity starting from the nuclear energy.

The secondhand trade located at the exit of the village, one of the greatest secondhand trades of France (10 000 m ² of expo) on the road of Deprived. A very pleasant place for all the family.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Ardeche

External bonds

Meysse on the site of the national geographical Institute
Meysse on the site of INSEE
Meysse on the site of Quid
Localization of Meysse on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Meysse on Mapquest

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