Epiais-Rhus
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
| Canton | Pontoise | |
| Community association | Sausseron Impressionnistes | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 4' E | |
| height | 56-186 m | |
| surface | 10.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 615 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95810 | |
| INSEE code | 95213 | |
| Website | http://www.epiais-rhus.fr/ | |
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Épiais-Rhus is a French commune with 615 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department of the Île-de-France region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Pontoise and the Canton of Pontoise . The inhabitants call themselves Epiais-Rhussiens or Epiaises-Rhussiennes .
geography
The municipality of Épiais-Rhus is located 35 kilometers northeast of Paris . It is located in the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .
Neighboring municipalities of Épiais-Rhus are Grisy-les-Plâtres in the northwest, Theuville in the north, Vallangoujard in the east, Livilliers in the southeast and Génicourt in the south.
history
Gallo-Roman finds attest to an early settlement of the place. Remains of a theater, thermal baths , a Roman temple , a forum, a necropolis and other buildings were found on the 50 hectare excavation area, which is partly located in the municipality of Vallangoujard . The small finds are in the Musée archéologique départemental du Val-d'Oise in Guiry-en-Vexin .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 293 | 324 | 385 | 452 | 529 | 636 | 621 |
Attractions
- Church of Our Lady , built in 16-17. Century ( Monument historique )
- Gallo-Roman excavations (Monument historique)
Personalities
- Benjamin Godard (1849–1895), French composer who was often in town
- Rodolphe Fornerod (1877–1953), Swiss painter, lived and died in Épiais-Rhus
- André Deslignères (1880–1968), French engraver and publisher
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 644-649.
Web links
- Épiais-Rhus at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Église Notre-Dame d'Épiais-Rhus in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Site archéologique gallo-romain in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)