Soisy-sous-Montmorency (, literally ''Soisy under Montmorency'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the ÃŽle-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.
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 ...
,
France
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.
History
On 7 August 1850, a part of the territory of Soisy-sous-Montmorency was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Saint-Gratien, a part of the territory of
Deuil-la-Barre
Deuil-la-Barre () is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the Department of Val-d'Oise and the arrondissement of Sarcelles. It is from the centre of Paris. Despite this proximity to the metropolis, Deuil has retained mu ...
, and a part of the territory of
Épinay-sur-Seine
Épinay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Épinay on Seine'') is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien, designed by Paul Tournon, may be found ...
Transilien Paris – Nord
Transilien Paris-Nord is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare du Nord in central Paris, and serve the north-west and north-east of ÃŽle-de-France region with Transilien lines ...
suburban rail line.
Notable people
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Aristide Briand
Aristide Pierre Henri Briand (; 28 March 18627 March 1932) was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic. He is mainly remembered for his focus on international issues and reconciliat ...
(1862–1932), statesman
*
Ida Presti
Ida Presti (31 May 1924 – 24 April 1967) was a French classical guitarist and composer. She first came to prominence as a child prodigy, before maturing into what Alice Artzt has called "the greatest guitarist of the 20th century, and possibly o ...
(1924–1967), classical guitarist and composer
*
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for ''A Little Romance'' (1980), three Cà ...
(1925–1992), composer
*
Alexandre Lagoya
Alexandre Lagoya (29 June 1929 – 24 August 1999) was a French classical guitarist and composer. His early career included boxing and guitar, and as he cites on the sleeve of a 1981 Columbia album, his parents hoped he would outgrow his predilecti ...
(1929–1999), classical guitarist
* Christian Noyer (b. 1950), economist
*
(b. 1960), American artificial intelligence researcher
* Emmanuel Renaut (b. 1968), chef (born in Soisy)
* Christophe Agnolutto (b. 1969), professional road bicycle racer (born in Soisy)
*
Louis Saha
Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. Saha was capped 20 times for the France national team and scored four goals. A former scholar at the Clairefontaine football academy, h ...
Roxane Fournier
Roxane Fournier (born 7 November 1991) is a French racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
Major results Road
;2008
: 3rd Cergy Criterium
;2009
: 1st Stage 4 Junior Omloop van Borsele
: National Junior Road Championship ...
(b. 1991), racing cyclist (born in Soisy)
*
Thibault Rossard
Thibault Rossard (born 28 August 1993) is a French professional volleyball player. He is a member of the France national team. A participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016, and the 2017 World League winner. At the professional club level, he pla ...
(b. 1993), volleyball player (born in Soisy)
* Alan Virginius (b. 2003) professional footballer (born in Soisy)
Gallery
File:Soisy-sous-Montmorency-Carte de Cassini1.jpg, Map of Soisy about 1780 (
)
File:Soisy sM Mairie.jpg, Town hall
File:Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy 15.08.2005 1.jpg, Hippodrome d'Enghien-Soisy (2005)
File:Eglise St Germain Soisy-sous-Montmorency pano1.jpg, Church ''Saint-Germain'' and the ''Parc du Val-Ombreux''