Méry-sur-Oise
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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 ° 4 ′ N , 2 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 22-96 m | |
| surface | 11.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,892 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 886 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95540 | |
| INSEE code | 95394 | |
| Website | https://www.merysuroise.fr/ | |
,_%C3%A9glise_Saint-Denis,_vue_depuis_le_sud-ouest_4.JPG) Saint-Denis church |
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Méry-sur-Oise is a French commune in the Val-d'Oise department of the Île-de-France region in the Oise river valley . It has an area of 1117 hectares and 9892 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). The place has a small harbor on the banks of the Oise and is known for its castle .
Sources of income are the mushroom cultivation , tree and flower cultivation and vegetable cultivation located in former quarries . It is worth mentioning an ultra-modern water treatment system .
history
Méry-sur-Oise was first mentioned as Madriacus in a charter from the 9th century in connection with the friars of Saint-Denis , later belonged to Henry de Milly and was bought in 1357 by King Charles the Wise adviser Pierre d'Orgemont . His descendants owned the castle and domain until 1975.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Méry-sur-Oise
The Méry-sur-Oise castle (16th century, rebuilt in the 17th / 18th centuries) was built on the site of the former priory of the Saint-Denis abbey and has an extensive French garden .
The church of St. Denis (15th / 16th century) has a beautiful stone font from the 13th century.
The Musée de l'Eau housed in the castle is also worth seeing .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 785-787.
