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Moisson
Commune
The town hall in Moisson
Location of Moisson
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Coordinates: 49°04′29″N 1°40′04″E / 49.0747°N 1.6678°E / 49.0747; 1.6678
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton	Bonnières-sur-Seine
Intercommunality	Portes de l’Île-de-France
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cécile Debon [1]
Area 1	9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	936
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78410 /78840
Elevation	11–43 m (36–141 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moisson (French pronunciation: [mwasɔ̃]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

History

On 12 November 1903, the Lebaudy brothers made a controlled dirigible flight of 54 km (34 mi) from Moisson to Paris.

Moisson was the site of the 6th World Scout Jamboree, held in 1947, which brought together 24,152 Scouts and Guides from all over the world.

See also

• Pierre Joubert
• Communes of the Yvelines department

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