Neuville-sur-Oise () 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.

department, in the northwest suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the "

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" of

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 ...

, created in the 1960s. Neuville-sur-Oise is a rather anonymous village between

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 ...

and

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 ...

inside the last meander of 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 ...

. Forty years after the creation of

, the village has retained its bucolic atmosphere and there has been little construction of large scale residential developments. In the 17th century, Charles de la Grange unites the villages of

Ham (Cergy) Ham is a small village to the south of Cergy. The village used to be part of the Sergentery and then commune of Neuville-sur-Oise but has since been amalgamated in the commune of Cergy. It is situated on the southern side of the River Oise and i ...

, the Sergentery of Neuville-sur-Oise and the

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of Conflans. The Baron of Conflans, councillor to the king, Lord of Neuville and Ham built the

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of Neuville. In 1995 was opened the university of Cergy-Neuville on the site of an old cottage near the D203, a station was also built to serve both the village and the university.

Public transport

Since 1995, Neuville-sur-Oise is served by the Neuville-Université station on the RER line A line. As well as rail, Neuville is served by two bus lines; 48 and 34S linking Neuville to

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

Château de Neuville

Built by Charles de la Grange, Lord of Neuville in 1640. During the 17th and the 18th centuries, the castle was owned by Anne de la Grange (Marquise de Frontenac), the Marquis de Castellane (Marshall of the king's armies), the Count Florimond de Mercy-Argenteau (Ambassador of Austria in France). The castle has been abandoned since 1989 is the victim of

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. A project is afoot to refurbish the building and turn into an old people's home and return this residence to its former glory.

Pavillon d'Amour

Le Pavillon d'Amour is a listed building situated Place du Pont on a small terrace in a park on the bank of the river

. the interior is composed of pine walls with a blue painted dome white clouds and statuettes of birds.

Le Pont de Neuville

In the early 20th century was built a suspension bridge between Neuville and

. This bridge replaced the ferry service between the communes. At the dawn of the

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a new bridge was built to replace the dilapidated suspension bridge, it was dynamited a few months after its inauguration when the war broke off. A new bridge identical to the previous one was built in 1974.

Education

It has a primary school, École

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.Scolarité, enfance
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Public transport

Château de Neuville

Pavillon d'Amour

Le Pont de Neuville

Education

See also