Overview

• Jacques Marinelli died on July 3, 2025, at age 99, and an official memorial will take place on July 4 at Melun’s Hôtel de Ville.
• He wore the Tour de France yellow jersey for six consecutive stages in July 1949, earning the nickname “La Perruche.”
• As mayor of Melun from 1989 to 2002, Marinelli led the pedestrianization of the city center and launched the municipal media library.
• His tenure ended after the Council of State confirmed a 2002 electoral financing infraction, imposing a one-year ineligibility.
• He went on to preside over the Melun Val de Seine agglomeration and founded the District de l’agglomération melunaise, which built the Reine-Blanche amphitheater.