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We present our analysis of high-resolution (R $\sim$ 20 000) GTC/MEGARAintegral-field unit spectroscopic observations, obtained during thecommissioning run, in the inner region (12.5 arcsec x 11.3 arcsec) of theactive galaxy NGC7469, at spatial scales of 0.62 arcsec. We explore thekinematics, dynamics, ionisation mechanisms and oxygen abundances of theionised gas, by modelling the H$\alpha$-[NII] emission lines at highsignal-to-noise (>15) with multiple Gaussian components. MEGARA observationsreveal, for the first time for NGC7469, the presence of a very thin (20 pc)ionised gas disc supported by rotation (V/$\sigma$ = 4.3), embedded in athicker (222 pc), dynamically hotter (V/$\sigma$ = 1.3) one. These discs nearlyco-rotate with similar peak-to-peak velocities (163 vs. 137 km/s ), but withdifferent average velocity dispersion (38 vs. 108 km/s ). The kinematics ofboth discs could be possibly perturbed by star-forming regions. We interpretthe morphology and the kinematics of a third (broader) component ($\sigma$ >250 km/s) as suggestive of the presence of non-rotational turbulent motionspossibly associated either to an outflow or to the lense. For the narrowcomponent, the [NII]/H$\alpha$ ratios point to the star-formation as thedominant mechanism of ionisation, being consistent with ionisation from shocksin the case of the intermediate component. All components have roughly solarmetallicity. In the nuclear region of NGC7469, at r < 1.85 arcsec, a very broad(FWHM = 2590 km/s ) H{\alpha} component is contributing (41%) to the globalH$\alpha$ -[NII]profile, being originated in the (unresolved) broad line regionof the Seyfert 1.5 nucleus of NGC7469.

NGC 7469 as seen by MEGARA: new results from high-resolution IFU spectroscopy