Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise | |
| Canton | Vauréal | |
| Community association | Vexin-Val de Seine | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 12 ′ N , 1 ° 41 ′ E | |
| height | 30-142 m | |
| surface | 12.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 996 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 82 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95770 | |
| INSEE code | 95541 | |
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Saint-Clair-sur-Epte is a French commune with 996 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region . The residents call themselves Saint-Clairois or Saint-Clairoises .
geography
The commune of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte is the northernmost commune of the Val-d'Oise department. It is located about 75 kilometers northwest of Paris . It lies on the left bank of the Epte , the Cudron crosses the municipality.
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte are Boury-en-Vexin in the north, Parnes in the northeast, Hodent in the east, Buhy and Montreuil-sur-Epte in the south, Vexin-sur-Epte with Berthenonville in the southeast, Château-sur- Epte in the southwest and Guerny in the west. Saint-Clair-sur-Epte includes the following hamlets and residential areas : Breuil , Le Héloy , Beaujardin and Le Fayel .
The municipality is part of the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .
history
Finds from prehistory attest to early settlement.
The Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte is the most important event in the history of the municipality.
Attractions
- Church of Our Lady , built in the 11th century ( monument historique )
- Le Héloy Castle Park (Monument historique)
- Ermitage de Saint-Clair , built from the 16th century (Monument historique)
- Wash house
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
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| Residents | 521 | 495 | 479 | 601 | 782 | 801 | 857 |
Personalities
- David Widhopff (1867–1933), the French painter of Russian descent, died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
- Marcel Bucard (1895–1946), the right-wing extremist French politician was born in Saint-Clair-sur-Ept
- Louis de Funès (1914–1983), the French actor lived in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte for almost 20 years
- Béatrix Beck (1914-2008), the French writer lived and died in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 588-593.
Web links
- Community presentation (French)
- Saint-Clair-sur-Epte at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Notre-Dame Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Castle park of Le Héloy in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Ermitage de Saint-Clair in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)