“ MELUN, a town of northern France, capital of the department of Seine-et-Marne, situated north of the forest of Fortainebleau, 28 m. S.S.E. of Paris by rail. Pop. (1906) , 11,219. The town is divided into three parts by the Seine. The principal portion lies on the slope of a hill on the right bank; on the left bank is the most modern quarter, while the old Roman town occupies an island in the river. ”

“ On the island stands the Romanesque church of Notre-Dame (11th and 12th centuries) , formerly part of a nunnery, the site of which is occupied by a prison. The other public buildings are on the right bank of the river. ”