Franconville () is a commune 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

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

in northern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. It is a northwestern suburb of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, located 17.1 km. (10.6 miles) from the center of Paris.

Population

Transport

Franconville is served by Franconville – Le Plessis-Bouchard station on Paris

RER line C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwee ...

and on the

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 Île-de-France region with Transilien lines ...

suburban rail line.

Twin towns

Viernheim Viernheim () is a midsize industrial town on Mannheim's outskirts and is found in the Rhine Neckar Area, Rhine Neckar agglomeration and economic area. It is the second biggest town in Kreis Bergstraße, Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany. Since ...

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

, Germany (since 1966) *

Potters Bar Potters Bar is a town in Hertfordshire, England,in the historic County of Middlesex Hertsmere Borough Council – Community Strategy First Review (PDF) north of central London. In 2011, it had a population of 21,882.Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the ...

, England,

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(since 1973) *

Mława Mława (; ''Mlave'') is a town in north-eastern Poland with 30,403 inhabitants in 2020. It is the capital of Mława County. It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship. During the invasion of Poland in 1939, the battle of Mława was fought to the ...

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(since 2023)

Personalities

Culture

* Jean Daudin, French

canon Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the material accepted as officially written by an author or an ascribed author * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western canon, th ...

, translator of humanist and Italian poet

Petrarch Francis Petrarch (; 20 July 1304 – 19 July 1374; ; modern ), born Francesco di Petracco, was a scholar from Arezzo and poet of the early Italian Renaissance, as well as one of the earliest Renaissance humanism, humanists. Petrarch's redis ...

, was born in Franconville. *

Marcel L'Enfant Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...

(1884-1963), post-impressionist painter has lived and worked Chaussée Jules-César in Franconville for 40 years (1923-1963). *

André Vaquier André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, ...

(1886-1976), librarian and historian, has lived in Franconville for many years. *

Jean Daurand Jean Daurand (1913–1989) was a French actor. He starred in ''La Nuit Merveilleuse'' and ''Derrière la Facade''. Selected filmography * ''Rothchild'' (1933) * ''Le secret d'une nuit'' (1934) * ''Pension Mimosas'' (1935) - Un groom (uncredite ...

(1913-1989), actor, had a Café named ''Les Cinq Dernières Minutes'' in Franconville. *

Hassan Koubba Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...

(born 1973), actor. * Lorie, singer and actress. *

Massacra Massacra was a French death metal band formed in 1986, described as "one of France's leading death metal bands in the early nineties". After recording three demos in the 1980s, they finally landed a deal with Shark Records from Germany, and re ...

(1987-1997], Death Metal band.

Sports

Stéphane Diagana Stéphane Diagana (born 23 July 1969 in Saint-Affrique, Aveyron) is a retired, French track and field sprinter and hurdler. His specialities were the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 × 400 metres relay. Diagana won the 400 metres hur ...

(born 1969) was a member of an athletic club in Franconville. *

Éric Rabésandratana Éric Rabésandratana (born 18 September 1972) is a professional football manager and former player. He played mainly as a defensive midfielder and could also operate as a central defender. Born in France, he represented Madagascar international ...

(born 1972]), football-player (Paris-Saint-Germain), was a player in the FC Franconville Plessis Bouchard team. *

Bouchra Ghezielle Bouchra Ghézielle, née Ben Thami (; born 19 May 1979), is a Moroccan- French track and field athlete, now competing for France. She competes mainly on the 1500 m distance but also on 800 m and 3000 m distances. Born in Khemisset, she comp ...

(born 1979]), athlete *

Mickaël Hanany Mickaël Hanany (born 25 March 1983, in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French high jumper. His biggest success to date is winning the bronze medal at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki. Hanany was an All-American jumper for SMU Mustangs track ...

(born 1983]), high-jumper * David Alerte (born 1984]), sprinter * David Ngog (born 1989]), football player in Liverpool F.C., Liverpool FC

Science

* Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux ( 1743-1828]), chemist, philanthropist. *

Jean-François Clervoy Jean-François André Clervoy (; born 19 November 1958) is a French engineer and a CNES and ESA astronaut. He is a veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions. Early life and education Clervoy was born 19 November 1958 in Longeville-lès-Met ...

(born 1958]), astronaut. * Gustave-Joseph Witkowski (1844-1922), doctor.

Religion

* Jacques Baudoin (1630-1715), priest.Il est amusant de noter que la durée du « règne » du curé Baudoin, 54 ans, est la même que celle de...

Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...

(!) et que les deux hommes sont morts la même année à trois mois d'intervalle (1715).

References

External links

Official website

Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise
Communes of Val-d'Oise {{ValOise-geo-stub