Parmain
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
| Canton | L'Isle-Adam | |
| Community association | Vallée de l'Oise et Trois Forêts | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 7 ' N , 2 ° 13' E | |
| height | 24-146 m | |
| surface | 9.2 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,549 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 603 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95620 | |
| INSEE code | 95480 | |
| Website | www.ville-parmain.fr/ | |
 Parmain Town Hall |
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Parmain is a French municipality with 5549 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 L'Isle-Adam in the Pontoise arrondissement . The inhabitants are called Parminois (es) .
geography
Parmain is located in the Vexin ( Vexin français Regional Nature Park ) on the Oise , about thirty kilometers north of Paris. The Sausseron flows into the Oise on the southeastern edge of the municipality .
Parmain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Hédouville in the north, Champagne-sur-Oise in the northeast, L'Isle-Adam in the east, Valmondois in the south and Nesles-la-Vallée in the west.
The municipality consists of the districts Jouy-le-Comte , Boulonville and Grand Val
history
In 1228 Parmain and Jouy-le-Comte were first mentioned in a document in a donation between the knight Jehan de Parmeng and the Cistercian Abbey of Notre-Dame du Val. The church of Jouy-le-Comte was built in the 13th century. In Jouy-le-Comte, the Knights of the Templar Order maintained a command post.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1,859 | 2.406 | 3,443 | 4,561 | 5,155 | 5,274 | 5,397 | 5,533 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Parmain
- The Dolmen du Trou à Morts is located in the forest, about 2.0 km north of Parmain
- Church Saint-Denis in Jouy-le-Comte , since 1912/1945 historique Monument
- Sacré-Cœur Church, built in 1889
- Pigeon house ( Colombier ) in the village of Boulonville, built in the 18th century, monument historique since 1965
- La Sirène
- Wash house
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Personalities
- Alexandre Andryane (1797–1863), politician
- Georges Leclanché (1839–1882), chemist
- Jacques Ancel (1882–1943), geographer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 434-438.
