Saint-Gervais (Val-d'Oise)

Saint-Gervais
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Vauréal
Community association	Vexin-Val de Seine
Coordinates	49 ° 10 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 10 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  E
height	55-158 m
surface	13.18 km 2
Residents	920 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	70 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	95420
INSEE code	95554
Magnitot Castle

Saint-Gervais is a French commune with 920 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Val-d'Oise department in the Île-de-France region . The residents call themselves Bercagniens or Bercagniennes because the community formerly known Bercagny had.

geography

The municipality of Saint-Gervais is located approx. 62 kilometers northwest of Paris and two kilometers north of Magny-en-Vexin , the chief town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Magny-en-Vexin . It is located in the Vexin français Regional Nature Park .

Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Gervais are La Chapelle-en-Vexin in the north-west, Alincourt in the north, Nucourt in the east, Magny-en-Vexin in the south and south-east, Hodent in the south and Omerville in the west.

The hamlet of Magnitot belongs to the municipality .

history

The parish was named Saint-Gervais in the 9th century when the relics of St. Gervasius of Rouen were transferred to the local church to protect it from the attacks of the Normans .

Attractions

• Church Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais , built in the 12th century ( monument historique )
• Magnitot Castle , built in 1780 (Monument historique)
• Magnitot Castle Park (Monument historique)

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2011
Residents	602	581	597	675	703	893	956	961

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 596-600.

Web links

Commons : Saint-Gervais (Val-d'Oise)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Community presentation (French)
• Saint-Gervais at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Church in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Castle of Magnitot in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ↑ Magnitot Castle Park in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)