commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
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 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.
Île-de-France
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region
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of
France
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.
Geography
The village lies in a rural setting in the valley of the River Viosne, some 40 km north-west of
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 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), ma ...
, within the
Vexin
Vexin () is an historical county of northwestern France. It covers a verdant plateau on the right bank (north) of the Seine running roughly east to west between Pontoise and Romilly-sur-Andelle (about 20 km from Rouen), and north to south ...
Regional Nature Park. The commune is bordered by those of Ableiges,
Marines
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, Santeuil, and Vigny. The nearest shopping centre is at Marines.
Sights
*The church of Notre-Dame, parts of which date from the 13th century.
*The 19th-century Château de Dampont and its park.
Transport
Us has a railway station on the line from
Gisors
Gisors () is a commune of Normandy, France. It is located northwest from the centre of Paris.
Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 13,915 inhabitants (2018). This urban are ...
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 ''dép ...
The town has a preschool. In 2016 it asked for donations to the school on
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