Margency
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles | |
| Canton | Montmorency | |
| Community association | Plaine Vallée | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 2 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 55-125 m | |
| surface | 0.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,887 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 4,010 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95580 | |
| INSEE code | 95369 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-margency.fr/ | |
 Mairie of Margency (formerly Le Petit-Bury Castle) |
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Margency is a French commune with 2,887 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department of the Île-de-France region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Sarcelles and the canton of Montmorency . The inhabitants call themselves Margencéens .
geography
Margency is about 20 kilometers north of Paris . Margency is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montlignon in the north and northwest, Andilly in the east and northeast and Eaubonne in the south and west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 612 | 860 | 1,468 | 2,451 | 2,745 | 2,587 | 2,824 | 2,893 |
Attractions
- La Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge church, originally built in the 15th century, completely remodeled in the 18th century
- Le Grand-Bury Castle
- Le Petit-Bury Castle, built in 1910, since 1977/78 today's town hall of the municipality
- La Croix-Rouge Castle, built in 1860
- Old town hall, built at the end of the 18th century, town hall since 1842 (until 1977)
Personalities
- Adrien Quiret de Margency (1727–1802), military and encyclopedist
- Victor Serventi (1907–2000), composer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 831-834.
Web links
Commons : Margency - collection of images, videos and audio files
