Chalais-Meudon

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Chalais-Meudon
Meudon Near Paris in France
L'Intrépide, one of the first observation balloons produced at Château de Meudon.
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Coordinates	48°48′01″N 02°14′09″E / 48.80028°N 2.23583°E / 48.80028; 2.23583
Type	Military aeronautical research and development centre
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Armed Forces
Operator	ONERA
Open to the public	No
Site history
Built	1877
Designations	2 buildings designated Historic Monuments

Chalais-Meudon is an aeronautical research and development centre in Meudon, to the south-west of Paris. It was originally founded in 1793 in the nearby Château de Meudon and has played an important role in the development of French aviation.