L'Isle-Adam, Val-d'Oise
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L'Isle-Adam () is a commune 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.< ...
department in
ÃŽle-de-France The ÃŽle-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
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. The small town beside the river
Oise Oise ( ; ; ) 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 in 2019.< ...
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 immediately opposite the town of Parmain which is on the right bank, about northwest 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 ...
, north of
Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official (capital) of the Val-d'Oise '' département'', although in reality the ' ...
and south of
Beauvais Beauvais ( , ; ) is a town and Communes of France, commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise Departments of France, département, in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, north of Paris. The Communes of France, commune o ...
. 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 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 etching ...
and Jean Droit. 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 attracts Parisian families during the summer. The city has a swimming pool, facilities for tennis, canoeing, rowing, and a children's playground. The city's new pier (380 new homes) was inaugurated in 2020, but developed slowly due to the pandemic. Places of importance include the Église (church) Saint-Martin, the pavillon chinois (Chinese pavilion) de Cassan, the Domaine de Stors, the Maison du gardien de la plage (''House of the beach keeper''), the Château de L'Isle-Adam, the Dolmen de la pierre plate (''flat rock dolmen''), and the Pavillon du jardin (gaden pavilion) de Cassan.


Personalities

* Aimée Antoinette Camus – botanist * Jean Droit - Artist


See also

* Château de L'Isle-Adam *
Communes of the Val-d'Oise department The following is a list of the 183 Communes of France, communes of the Val-d'Oise Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):


References


External links


Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Isleadam Communes of Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia