L'Isle-Adam () is a

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in the

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.

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in northern

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. The small town beside 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 ...

has a long sandy beach and attracts visitors from Paris.

Geography

L'Isle-Adam is a commune and town in north central Val-d'Oise. It is located on the left bank of the

River Oise The Oise ( ; ) is a river of Belgium and France, flowing for from its source in the Belgian province of Hainaut (province), Hainaut, south of Chimay. It crosses the border with France after about . It flows into the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honor ...

immediately opposite the town of

Parmain Parmain () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. L'Isle-Adam–Parmain station has rail connections to Persan, Creil, Pontoise and Paris. Population See also *Communes of the Val-d'Oise department T ...

which is on the right bank, about 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 ...

, north of

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 ...

and south of

Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; pcd, Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 , making it the most populous ...

. It is on the northern fringe of the urban area of Paris, near the Regional Natural Park of French Vexin. The Oise borders the town on its north and west sides, and the town is partially built on three islands, the Ile du Prieuré, the Ile de la Cohue and the Ile de la Dérivation, by which there is a dam and lock. Several small streams flow through the town and there are also ponds and small lakes in the vicinity. The town is liable to flooding when the river rises, and nowhere in the commune is higher than above sea level, the river being at above sea level. A bridge carrying RD 64 connects L'Isle-Adam with Parmain.

L'Isle-Adam–Parmain station L'Isle-Adam – Parmain is a railway station in the commune of Parmain (Val-d'Oise department), France. The station is served by two Transilien H lines: Creil–Pontoise and Paris–Saint-Leu-la-Forêt–Persan-Beaumont. The daily number of pas ...

has rail connections to Persan, Creil, Pontoise and Paris.

Population

Tourism

L'Isle-Adam has several historic sites and was the haunt of impressionist painters such as

Charles-François Daubigny Charles-François Daubigny ( , , ; 15 February 181719 February 1878) was a French painter, one of the members of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of impressionism. He was also a prolific printmaker, mostly in etchin ...

and

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. Saint-Martin's Church is noteworthy as well as the Château of Stors and its chapel. The Château was damaged in World War II and afterwards abandoned, but is being renovated. It is surrounded by terraced gardens and parkland at the edge of the national forest known as the "Forêt de L'Isle-Adam". In the Parc de Cassan, there are a pair of unusual eighteenth century Chinese pavilions, each with a hexagonal plan and a pagoda-shaped roof. L'Isle-Adam has a long sandy beach beside the river and is popular with Parisian families in summer. There is a swimming pool and also facilities for tennis, canoeing, rowing and other sports, as well as a children's playground.

Personalities

Aimée Antoinette Camus Aimée Antoinette Camus (1 May 1879 – 17 April 1965) was a French botanist. She was best known for her study of orchids and oaks. Camus also has the legacy of authoring the second highest number of land plant species among female scientist ...

– botanist *

- Artist