Vauréal
Vauréal | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
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  Vauréal Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
| Coordinates: 49°02′07″N 2°01′58″E / 49.0353°N 2.0328°ECoordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Sylvie Couchot[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 16,575 |
| • Density | 4,800/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] (
listen)) 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.
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[3]
- Two junior high schools (collèges): La Bussie and Les Toupets[4]
- One senior high school, Lycée Camille Claudel[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Les établissements scolaires à Vauréal." Vauréal. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Les établissements secondaires." Vauréal. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
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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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