Us, Val-d'Oise

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Us

(2020–2026) Jhony Bourgin^[1]Area

10.98 km² (4.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,338 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

95625 /95450

Elevation40–55 m (131–180 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Us (French pronunciation: [ys] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.

Geography

The village lies in a rural setting in the valley of the River Viosne, some 40 km north-west of Paris, within the Vexin Regional Nature Park. The commune is bordered by those of Ableiges, Marines, Santeuil, and Vigny. The nearest shopping centre is at Marines.

Sights

The church of Notre-Dame, parts of which date from the 13th century.
The 19th-century Château de Dampont and its park.

Transport

Us has a railway station on the line from Gisors to Pontoise and Paris (Gare Saint-Lazare).

Education

The town has a preschool. In 2016 it asked for donations to the school on Facebook.^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Le village d'Us lance un appel aux dons pour son école maternelle". Le Parisien. 2016-06-07. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-06. ()

External links

Official site (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)