Issou
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie | |
| Canton | Limay | |
| Community association | Grand Paris Seine et Oise | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 59 ′ N , 1 ° 48 ′ E | |
| height | 17-127 m | |
| surface | 4.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,100 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 854 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78440 | |
| INSEE code | 78314 | |
| Website | http://www.issou.fr/ | |
 Issou town hall |
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Issou is a French municipality with 4100 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie and is part of the canton of Limay . The inhabitants call themselves Issoussois .
geography
Issou is located about 45 kilometers west of Paris on the right bank of the Seine . A large part of Issou is part of the Vexin français Regional Nature Park . Issou is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Guitrancourt in the north, Gargenville in the east, Mézières-sur-Seine in the south and Porcheville in the north-west.
Issou-Porcheville station is on the Paris-Saint-Lazare-Mantes railway line.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 814 | 1070 | 1190 | 1697 | 2463 | 3382 | 4468 | 4552 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, alterations in the 15th and 16th centuries (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Issou )
- Issou Castle and Park, built in the 18th century, has been a monument historique since 1974
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 375-376.
Web links
Commons : Issou - collection of images, videos and audio files
