Vauréal | |
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Coordinates: 49°02′07″N 2°01′58″E / 49.0353°N 2.0328°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-d'Oise |
Arrondissement | Pontoise |
Canton | Vauréal |
Intercommunality | Cergy-Pontoise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Raphaël Lanteri[1] |
Area 1 | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 16,034 |
• Density | 4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 95637 /95490 |
Elevation | 22–122 m (72–400 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vauréal (French pronunciation: [voʁeal] ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.
French chocolate maker Henri Menier (1853–1913) had a château in Vauréal and named the 70-metre-high Vauréal Falls on Anticosti Island in Quebec province of Canada after the town.
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 607 | — |
1975 | 662 | +1.25% |
1982 | 866 | +3.91% |
1990 | 12,045 | +38.97% |
1999 | 16,206 | +3.35% |
2007 | 15,674 | −0.42% |
2012 | 15,868 | +0.25% |
2017 | 16,464 | +0.74% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Transportation
Vauréal is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vauréal is Cergy – Le Haut station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Cergy, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) from the town center of Vauréal.
Education
Schools include:
- Eight primary schools[4]
- Two junior high schools (collèges): La Bussie and Les Toupets[5]
- One senior high school, Lycée Camille Claudel[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les établissements scolaires à Vauréal." Vauréal. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ a b "Les établissements secondaires." Vauréal. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
External links
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- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)