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Flag of Montereau-Fault-Yonne - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 31 January 2023
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Montereau-Fault-Yonne (31,434 inhabitants in 2021; 980 ha) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department situated at the confluence of the rivers Yonne and Seine, 70 km southeast of Paris: the city takes its name from its geographical position since Fault comes from the verb faillir ("to fail") in its old meaning to fall. Montereau is where the Yonne falls into the Seine. It is the seat of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montereau.
The town is split in three by the rivers, the "ville basse" situated on the southern shore ; Surville on the hill to the north. The old town centre is located in ville basse while Surville is made of high rise buildings, erected after World War II. On the east side, between the two rivers, are the port and an industrial park.
In 1359, the King of Navarre Charles II of Navarre, who held the town because of his Champagne ascent, lost it to the regent of France (the future king Charles V). John the Fearless was killed on the town's bridge in September, 1419 by Tanneguy du Chastel and the lord of Barbazan, during a conference with the dauphin (who became in 1422 Charles VII). An inscription on the bridge recalls the event. In 1420, Philip the Good, the son of John the Fearless, seized the town, which remained for eight years in the hands of the Anglo-Burgundian coalition. However, at the end of a long siege, the king Charles VII, helped by Jacques de Chabannes and Jean de Dunois, managed to take it again. In 1567, during the Wars of Religion, Cond briefly seized the town. In 1587, the inhabitants of Montereau sided with the Catholic League, but in 1590 they accepted the legitimacy of the new king Henry IV.
Montereau was also the place of one of the last victories of Napoleon on 14 February 1814.
Olivier Touzeau, 31 January 2023
The flag of Montereau-Fault-Yonne can be seen on the city hall (photo, 2018).
It could be observed too on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the twinning between the commune and Walldürn: photo (2022).
The flag is white with the logo adopted in 2016.
The logo includes a monochrome representation of the coat of arms.
The coat of arms of Montereau is blazoned: Gules three towers Argent gated of the field and masonned Sable, the
chief Azure three fleurs-de-lis Or.
Olivier Touzeau, 31 January 2023