Genainville

Genainville
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 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
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

Commons : Genainville  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Community presentation (French)
• Genainville at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gallo-Roman ruins in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ^ Priory in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ^ Church of Saint-Pierre in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
4. ^ Cemetery cross in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)