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 websiteAssociation of Mayors of the Val d'Oise
Communes of Val-d'Oise
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