Genainville
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Val d'Oise | |
Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
Canton | Vauréal | |
Community association | Vexin-Val de Seine | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 8 ′ N , 1 ° 45 ′ E | |
height | 60–203 m | |
surface | 10.50 km 2 | |
Residents | 543 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 95420 | |
INSEE code | 95270 | |
Website | http://www.genainville.fr/ | |
Church Saint-Pierre |
Genainville is a French commune with 543 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region . The residents call themselves Genainvillois or Genainvilloises .
geography
The municipality of Genainville is located 50 kilometers northwest of Paris .
Neighboring municipalities of Genainville are Omerville in the north and northwest, Hodent in the north, Charmont in the northeast, Maudétour-en-Vexin in the east and southeast, Villers-en-Arthies in the south and southwest and Chaussy in the west. The municipality is part of the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .
history
Finds from prehistory attest to early settlement. Gallo-Roman ruins, such as B. a nymphaeum and an ancient theater from the 2nd century are remnants of a larger town during the Roman era .
The place was first documented in 849 as the "Genestivilla". In the 12th century a priory was founded, which ruled the place for a long time .
Attractions
- Excavations brought to light the remains of a temple , a nymphaeum , an ancient theater and the forum from the 2nd century ( Monument historique )
- Remains of a priory , 11th to 13th centuries (Monument historique)
- Church Saint-Pierre , 14/16. Century (Monument historique)
- Cemetery cross (Monument historique)
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
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Residents | 210 | 300 | 310 | 353 | 476 | 490 | 535 |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 548-552.
Web links
- Community presentation (French)
- Genainville at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gallo-Roman ruins in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Priory in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Church of Saint-Pierre in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Cemetery cross in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)