Cherence
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
| Canton | Vauréal | |
| Community association | Vexin-Val de Seine | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ' N , 1 ° 41' E | |
| height | 60-195 m | |
| surface | 8.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 138 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95510 | |
| INSEE code | 95157 | |
| Website | http://www.cherence.fr/ | |
 Saint-Denis church |
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Chérence is a French commune with 138 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region . The residents call themselves Chérençais or Chérençaises .
geography
The commune of Chérence is located 70 kilometers west of Paris , on the plain above the Seine . Neighboring municipalities of Chérence are Chaussy in the north, Villers-en-Arthies in the east, Haute-Isle in the south and Amenucourt in the south-west and west. The municipality is part of the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .
history
Finds from prehistory attest to early settlement.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Chérence
- Church Saint-Denis , built in the 16th century ( monument historique )
- Cemetery cross , 14th century (Monument historique)
- Farm (Monument historique)
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
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| Residents | 122 | 119 | 117 | 126 | 141 | 143 | 151 |
Personalities
- Marie-Thérèse Dethan-Roullet (1870–1945), French painter; she lived with her husband in the building of the former priory in Chérence.
- Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999), French writer, owned a house in Chérence from 1949 to 1999, where she wrote part of her work. She is buried in the Chérence cemetery.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 546-548.
Web links
Commons : Chérence - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Community presentation (French)
- Chérence at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
- Monuments historiques in Chérence in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ PA00080027 Church of Saint-Denis in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Cemetery cross in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Farm in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)