Saint-Prix (Val-d'Oise)

Saint Prix
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val d'Oise
Arrondissement	Sarcelles
Canton	Domont
Community association	Plaine Vallée
Coordinates	49 ° 1 ′  N , 2 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′  N , 2 ° 16 ′  E
height	57-193 m
surface	7.93 km 2
Residents	7,158 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	903 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	95390
INSEE code	95574
Website	http://www.saintprix.fr
Town Hall (Hôtel de ville)

Saint-Prix is a French commune in the department of Val-d'Oise in the region of Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Sarcelles and the canton of Domont . The residents call themselves Saint-Prissiens or Saint-Prissiennes .

geography

The city of Saint-Prix with 7,158 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is 15 kilometers north of Paris . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Prix are Saint-Leu-la-Forêt in the west, Chauvry in the northwest, Bouffémont in the north, Domont in the northeast, Montlignon in the east, Eaubonne in the southeast and Ermont in the south.

history

Finds from prehistory attest to early settlement.

The place was named after St. Prix ​​named who was murdered in 676. The manor belonged to the Montmorency family until the French Revolution . During the revolution the place was called Bellevue-la-Forêt , after which it got its current name again.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Residents	3825	4302	5435	4981	5623	6767	7214

Attractions

Saint-Prix church

Château de la Chasse

• Parish church of Saint-Prix , built from the 11th century ( Monument historique )
• Château de la Chasse (castle), built from the 15th century (Monument historique)
• Cimetière de Bosc (cemetery), 19th century (Monument historique)

Personalities

• Charles-Philippe Larivière (1798–1876), painter
• Albert Maignan , (1845–1908), painter
• Jean-Victor Badin (1872–1949), sculptor

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 771-783.

Web links

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

• Saint-Prix at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église Saint-Prix in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
2. ↑ Château de la Chasse in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
3. ↑ Cimetière de Bosc in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)