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Mériel () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
and Île-de-France region of France.
Mériel station Mériel is a rail station in the commune of Mériel (Val-d'Oise department), France. The station is served by Transilien H trains from Paris to Persan-Beaumont via Saint-Leu-la-Forêt. The daily number of passengers was less than 500 in 2002. M ...
has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.


Population


Notable residents

* Jean Gabin, actor (1904–1976). Gabin spent his childhood in Mériel where a museum has been dedicated to his life and work. * Fernand Braudel, historian (1902–1985). * Pavlos Pavlidis, musician and poet (resided from 1980 to 1992). Famous for being the singer, lyricist and guitarist for the band Τα Ξύλινα Σπαθιά.


Town twinning

Mériel is twinned with: * Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales


See also

* Communes of the Val-d'Oise department


References


External links

*
Official website

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