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Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.

Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.departments, northwest of

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

on the river

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 ...

. It owes its name to two of the

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that it covers,

Cergy Cergy () is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in northwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated ...

and

Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-d'Oise ''dépa ...

. Its population is 206,654 (2017), in an area of 84.2 km². Created in the 1970s, it became an agglomeration community in 2004.

Composition

, the ''communauté d'agglomération'' Cergy-Pontoise consists of thirteen

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:CA de Cergy-Pontoise (N° SIREN : 249500109)
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Cergy Cergy () is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in northwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated ...

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Courdimanche Courdimanche () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions ...

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Jouy-le-Moutier Jouy-le-Moutier () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s. History The name ''Jouy-le-Moutier ...

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Maurecourt Maurecourt () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Education Schools include:Menucourt Menucourt () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population Education Schools include:Neuville-sur-Oise Neuville-sur-Oise () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwest suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s. Neuville-sur-Oise is a rather anonymous village between Jouy-le-M ...

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Osny Osny () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s. Population Transportation Osny is served by ...

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Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official ''préfecture'' (capital) of the Val-d'Oise ''dépa ...

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Puiseux-Pontoise Puiseux-Pontoise () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Education The commune has a single primary school, école du Vieux Noyer. Junior high school students attend Collège Sainte Appoline in Courdim ...

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Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s. Population Transport Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône is served by two ...

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Vauréal Vauréal () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 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 Vaur ...

Except Maurecourt, which is in the

Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.

department.

Population

Since the establishment of the new agglomeration, the population has quadrupled over forty years.

History

In the 1960s, faced by the fast development of Paris and its suburbs, it was decided to control and balance it by creating several new cities around

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

. To the north, the choice was made on the surroundings of Pontoise. The old city was to be integrated in a much larger unit, whose center would be

Cergy Cergy () is a commune in the French department of Val-d'Oise, in northwestern suburbs of Paris. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the " new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated ...

, at the time not more than a village. From 1965, the establishment of the new city was to be done in several stages: *April 16, 1969: creation of the publicly owned "Établissement public d'aménagement" (EPA) *1971: creation of the Syndicat communautaire d'aménagement (SCA). *August 11, 1972: official creation of the new city of Cergy-Pontoise, gathering fifteen communes (the eleven current ones, and Boisemont,

Boissy-l'Aillerie Boissy-l'Aillerie is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Pontoise – Cormeilles Aerodrome is located in the commune. At one time Aigle Azur's head office was on the grounds of the airport. Geography C ...

,

Méry-sur-Oise Méry-sur-Oise (, literally ''Méry on Oise'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Méry-sur-Oise station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris. Population See also *Commune ...

and

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 o ...

). *1983: the law Rocard amended the new cities. *1984: Syndicat d'agglomération nouvelle (SAN) replaces the SCA, four communes left the structure (the four mentioned above) *December 31, 2002: end of the mission and dissolution of the EPA, following the completion of the new city. *January 1, 2004: transformation of the SAN into a

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

. *2004: Boisemont becomes the 12th commune of Cergy-Pontoise.

Public transport

Bus services are provided by the Stivo (formerly StAN). Rail services are provided by both the

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and the RATP. Two RER lines begin within the

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.

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France have their head office in Cergy Pontoise.

Media appearances

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'', a 1987 movie by

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Twinnings

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of *

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References

External links

Site of the communauté d'agglomérations
{{Authority control Planned cities Agglomeration communities in France

Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise () is a New town#France, new town and an Agglomeration communities in France, agglomeration community in France, in the Val-d'Oise and Yvelines departments of France, departments, northwest of Paris on the river Oise (river), Oise. I ...

New towns in Île-de-France New towns started in the 1970s