Us () is a
commune in the
Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the ﾃ四e-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 and
ﾃ四e-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
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, within the
Vexin
Vexin () is a historical county of northern 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 betw ...
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 Chﾃ｢teau de Dampont and its park.
Transport
Us has a railway station on the line from
Gisors
Gisors () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Eure, Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, France. It is located northwest from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris.
Gisors, together with the ...
to
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 '' dﾃｩpartement'', although in reality the ' ...
and Paris (
Gare Saint-Lazare
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).
Education
The town has a preschool. In 2016 it asked for donations to the school on
Facebook
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.
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See also
*
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
Official site
*
Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise
Communes of Val-d'Oise
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