Herblay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Herblay on

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''; before 2018: ''Herblay'') is a commune in the department of

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. It is located from the center of Paris, in its northwest suburbs. It is twinned with

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, UK.

Geography

Climate

Herblay-sur-Seine has a

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...

(

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''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Herblay-sur-Seine is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in December, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Herblay-sur-Seine was on 6 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 January 2009.

Population

Transport

Herblay-sur-Seine is served by Herblay station on the

Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris and serve the north and north-west of Île-de-France region with Transilie ...

suburban rail line.

Education

Schools in Herblay-sur-Seine: * Six primary school : Jean-Louis Etienne, Jean Moulin, Buttes Blanches, Chênes, Tournade, Saint-Exupéry * Seven public preschools (''maternelles''): Jean Moulin, Buttes Blanches, Chênes, Tournade, Saint-Exupéry, Louis Pergaud, Jean Jaurès * Seven public elementary schools: Jean Moulin, Pasteur, Buttes Blanches, Chênes, Saint Exupéry, Marie Curie, Jean Jaurès * Two public junior high schools (''collèges''): Georges Duhamel and Jean Vilar * Lycée Montesquieu (public senior high school/sixth-form college) * Three private schools: Sainte Jeanne d'Arc, Montaigne, Léonard de Vinci The commune has a municipal library.Home page
Herblay library. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.

People from Herblay

:''See :People from Herblay'' *

Pierre Pincemaille Pierre-Marie François Pincemaille (8 December 1956 – 12 January 2018) was a French organist, improviser, and pedagogue. He was known for his organ improvisations, both in concert and on CD and for his recordings of Charles-Marie Wido ...

(1956-2018), musician and

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References

External links

Official website

Universite inter-Ages Herblay
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Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise
Communes of Val-d'Oise {{ValOise-geo-stub