Bessancourt
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Val d'Oise | |
Arrondissement | Argenteuil | |
Canton | Taverny | |
Community association | Val Parisis | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 2 ' N , 2 ° 13' E | |
height | 49-171 m | |
surface | 6.39 km 2 | |
Residents | 7,318 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 1,145 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 95550 | |
INSEE code | 95060 | |
Website | http://www.ville-bessancourt.fr/ | |
Bessancourt Church |
Bessancourt is a French commune in the department of Val-d'Oise in the region of Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Argenteuil arrondissement and is part of the canton of Taverny . The place has 7,318 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The inhabitants are called Bessancourtois .
geography
Bessancourt lies at the foot of the 22 square kilometer forest area Forêt de Montmorency . Bessancourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Frépillon in the north, Villiers-Adam in the northeast, Taverny in the southeast, Pierrelaye in the southwest and Méry-sur-Oise in the west.
The A115 car route runs through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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2,847 | 3,781 | 5,978 | 5,758 | 6,429 | 6,999 | 7,281 | 6,811 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais , Gothic religious building, built from around 1250, on the foundations of a chapel from the 11th century, since 1921 historique Monument
- Memorials to the victims of the war and the sacrifice of the Resistance
- Gate to the Château Madame
- Maison basement
- Manoir
Community partnerships
- Holmes Chapel , Cheshire (England), United Kingdom, since 1979
- Zè , Atlantique Department, Benin, since 2006
- São João da Pesqueira , District Viseu, Portugal, since 2007
- Tordas , Féjer county, Hungary, since 2007
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 839-844.
Web links
Commons : Bessancourt - collection of images, videos and audio files