Chars
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
| Canton | Pontoise | |
| Community association | Vexin Center | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 1 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 55-174 m | |
| surface | 16.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,110 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 126 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95750 | |
| INSEE code | 95142 | |
| Website | http://www.lepetitcharsien.com/ | |
 Saint-Sulpice church |
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Chars is a French commune with 2110 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 Charsiens or Charsiennes .
geography
The municipality of Chars is located 44 kilometers northwest of Paris . It is located in the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .
Neighboring municipalities of Chars are Le Bellay-en-Vexin and Nucourt in the west, Bouconvillers and Lavilletertre in the north, Neuilly-en-Vexin and Marines in the east and Brignancourt and Moussy in the south.
history
Dagobert I gave Chars to the Abbey of Saint-Denis . At the end of the 12th century, the place came into the possession of Jean de Gisors. Jeanne de Ferrière, a great-granddaughter of Louis VIII , founded the Hôtel-Dieu in Chars in 1306. In 1548 the place was fortified under Louis de Rouville.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 1,263 | 1,266 | 1,435 | 1,329 | 1,519 | 1,718 | 1,772 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Sulpice in the 12th Century ( Monument historique )
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 633-637.
Web links
- Chars at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)