Mériel
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
| Canton | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône | |
| Community association | Vallée de l'Oise et Trois Forêts | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ' N , 2 ° 12' E | |
| height | 22-95 m | |
| surface | 5.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,083 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 957 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95630 | |
| INSEE code | 95392 | |
| Website | http://www.meriel.fr/ | |
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Mériel is a French municipality with 5083 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Val-d'Oise in the region of Ile-de-France . It is part of the canton of Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône in the Pontoise arrondissement . The inhabitants are called Mériellois (es) .
geography
Mériel is located in the Vexin landscape ( Vexin Français Regional Nature Park ) on the Oise River , about thirty kilometers north of Paris.
Mériel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of L'Isle-Adam in the north and north-east, Villiers-Adam in the east and south-east, Méry-sur-Oise in the south and south-west, Auvers-sur-Oise in the south-west and Butry-sur-Oise in the west.
The Francilienne runs along the south-eastern edge of the municipality . Mériel train station is on the Paris-Nord to Persan-Beaumont railway line .
history
The history of the municipality is linked to the Notre Dame du Val Abbey . The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1125 (and dissolved in 1790). The remains have been under protection as Monument historique since 1947/1950 . In 1914 the bridge over the Oise was blown up. The Wehrmacht deployed V1 rockets from here in 1943/1944.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 2,028 | 2,436 | 3.115 | 3,351 | 3,985 | 4,062 | 4,376 | 4,756 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame du Val Abbey , destroyed in 1845, ( Monument historique )
- Saint-Éloi church from the 13th century
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- Jean Gabin Museum and Estate
- Perrot mill from 1525
- Domain and Castle Stors from the 18th century (Monument historique)
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the British community of Llanwrtyd Wells in the county of Powys (Wales) since 2000 .
Personalities
- Jean Gabin (1904–1976), actor, lived in Mériel for a long time
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 426-432.
