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Arrondissement Of Argenteuil
The arrondissement of Argenteuil is an arrondissement of France in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region. It has 17 communes. Its population is 424,737 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Argenteuil, and their INSEE codes, are: # Argenteuil (95018) # Beauchamp (95051) # Bessancourt (95060) # Bezons (95063) # Cormeilles-en-Parisis (95176) # Eaubonne (95203) # Ermont (95219) # Franconville (95252) # Frépillon (95256) # La Frette-sur-Seine (95257) # Herblay-sur-Seine (95306) # Montigny-lès-Cormeilles (95424) # Pierrelaye (95488) # Le Plessis-Bouchard (95491) # Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (95563) # Sannois (95582) # Taverny (95607) History The arrondissement of Argenteuil was created in 1966 as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. In 1968 it became part of the new department Val-d'Oise. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Val-d'Oise, it received 10 communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argenteuil
Argenteuil () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department, the seat of the arrondissement of Argenteuil. Argenteuil is the second most populous commune in the suburbs of Paris (after Boulogne-Billancourt) and the most populous one in the Val-d'Oise department, although it is not its prefecture, which is shared between the communes of Cergy and Pontoise. Argenteuil shares borders with communes in 3 departements others than ''Val d'Oise'' : the Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine and Seine-Saint-Denis departements. Name The name Argenteuil is recorded for the first time in a royal charter of 697 as ''Argentoialum'', from a Latin/Gaulish root ''argento'' meaning "silver", "silvery", "shiny", perhaps in reference to the gleaming surface of the river Seine, on the banks of which Argenteuil is located, and from a Gaulish language suffix ''-ialo'' meaning "clearing, glade" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frépillon
Frépillon () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. Frépillon station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris. See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 184 communes of the Val-d'Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise Communes of Val- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (french: link=no, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the French economy and people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – including an inflation index used for determining the rates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments ( departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in more than one canton, since the cantons – in marked contrast to the communes, which have between more than two million in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Pontoise
The arrondissement of Pontoise is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region. It has 105 Communes of France, communes. Its population is 346,946 (2019), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Pontoise, and their INSEE codes, are: # Ableiges (95002) # Aincourt (95008) # Ambleville, Val-d'Oise, Ambleville (95011) # Amenucourt (95012) # Arronville (95023) # Arthies (95024) # Auvers-sur-Oise (95039) # Avernes (95040) # Banthelu (95046) # Beaumont-sur-Oise (95052) # Le Bellay-en-Vexin (95054) # Bernes-sur-Oise (95058) # Berville, Val-d'Oise, Berville (95059) # Béthemont-la-Forêt (95061) # Boisemont, Val-d'Oise, Boisemont (95074) # Boissy-l'Aillerie (95078) # Bray-et-Lû (95101) # Bréançon (95102) # Brignancourt (95110) # Bruyères-sur-Oise (95116) # Buhy (95119) # Butry-sur-Oise (95120) # Cergy (95127) # Champagne-sur-Oise (95134) # La Chapell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise () was the former department of France encompassing the western, northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. ''La Dépêche'' (in French), 2014-07-10. Its was and its administrative number was 78. Seine-et-Oise was disbanded in 1968 as part of the reorganisation of the departments of the Paris metropolitan area. The newly-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taverny
Taverny () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Inhabitants are called ''Tabernaciens''. History In 1806 the commune of Taverny merged with the neighboring commune of Saint-Leu, resulting in the creation of the commune of ''Saint-Leu-Taverny''. In 1821 the commune of ''Saint-Leu-Taverny'' was demerged. Thus, Taverny and Saint-Leu were both restored as separate communes. On 30 March 1922, a part of the territory of Taverny was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles and a part of the territory of Pierrelaye to create the commune of Beauchamp. Florence Portelli was elected Mayor of Taverny in 2014, and re-elected in 2020. Population Transport Taverny is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line: Vaucelles and Taverny. Air force base 921 Air force base 921 which hosts the commanders of the French airborne nuclear dissuasion force is situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sannois
Sannois () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.2 km. (9.4 miles) from the center of Paris, in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population Transport Public transport Sannois is served by Sannois station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. Roads Sannois is served by the A15 and A115 motorways and the N14 national road between Paris, Pontoise and Normandy. Sport Sannois is home to the Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, where the local football team L'Entente SSG play their home games in France's Championnat National. Points of interest * The windmill, built in the 18th century, was classified as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture in 1975. * Jardin botanique de Sannois des Plantes Médicinales Notable people * Cyrano de Bergerac is said to have died in Sannois. * Louis de Robert (1871–1937), winner of the Prix Femina in 1911 died in Sannois. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. History In 1806, the commune of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt merged with the neighboring commune of Taverny, resulting in the creation of the commune of ''Saint-Leu-Taverny''. In 1821, the commune of ''Saint-Leu-Taverny'' was demerged. Thus, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Taverny were both restored as separate communes. Population Transport Saint-Leu-la-Forêt is served by Saint-Leu-la-Forêt station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line. Cultural connections * Louis Bonaparte brother to Napoleon I and father to Napoleon III, is buried at Saint-Leu-la-Forêt. * Wanda Landowska's villa in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt became a center for the performance and study of early music, particularly of the Baroque era. * Eyvind Johnson lived rue de Boissy, from 1926 to 1930. * Sylvie Oussenko (born in 1945), singer mezzo-soprano and writer was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Plessis-Bouchard
Le Plessis-Bouchard () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population Twin towns * Niederstetten (Germany). See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 184 communes of the Val-d'Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise Communes of Val-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrelaye
Pierrelaye () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Pierrelaye station has rail connections to Pontoise and Paris. Population See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 184 communes of the Val-d'Oise department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise Communes of Val-d'Oise {{ValOise-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montigny-lès-Cormeilles
Montigny-lès-Cormeilles (, literally ''Montigny near Cormeilles'') is a commune in Val d'Oise, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. History On 30 March 1922, a part of the territory of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Taverny and a part of the territory of Pierrelaye to create the commune of Beauchamp. Population Transport Montigny-lès-Cormeilles is served by Montigny–Beauchamp station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line. Montigny-lès-Cormeilles is also served by La Frette–Montigny station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station, although administratively located on the territory of the neighboring commune of La Frette-sur-Seine, lies in fact very near the town center of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles. See also *Cormeilles-en-Parisis *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
