Osny

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Osny
Osny coat of arms
Osny (France)
Osny
region Île-de-France
Department Val d'Oise
Arrondissement Pontoise
Canton Cergy-1
Community association Cergy-Pontoise
Coordinates 49 ° 4 ′  N , 2 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 4 ′  N , 2 ° 4 ′  E
height 27-102 m
surface 12.52 km 2
Residents 16,910 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,351 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 95520
INSEE code
Website http://www.osny.fr/

Château d'Osny

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Osny is a French commune with 16,910 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department in north-west Paris . It is 27.8 km from the center of Paris and is located in the Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise . Osny is part of the Cergy-1 canton .

geography

Osny is located northwest of Paris and is bounded by the municipalities of Livilliers in the north, Ennery in the northeast, Pontoise in the east and Cergy in the south. In the south-west is Puiseux-Pontoise , in the west Boissy-l'Aillerie and in the north-west Génicourt .

history

Finds from prehistory attest to early settlement.

The place is first handed down in 832. The manorial rule , which was held by various families close to the French court in the Middle Ages , came to Nicolas Le Sueur in 1630, who was Conseiller du Roi in the Conseil d'État . The heirs owned the rule until 1715. In 1719, Antoine de Nicolay became the owner, whose heirs owned the castle in the village until the 19th century and also provided the mayor.

Community partnerships

Osny has a partnership with the Italian city of Cinisi in Sicily.

Attractions

Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Osny

  • Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church
  • Château de Grochy with pigeon tower
  • Temple d'Amour in the park

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise , Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 140-146.

Web links

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