Vauréal

Commune in Île-de-France, France
Coat of arms of Vauréal
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Vauréal
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(2023–2026) Raphaël Lanteri[1]Area
1
3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
16,034 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
95637 /95490
Elevation22–122 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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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Les établissements scolaires à Vauréal." Vauréal. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
  5. ^ 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)
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