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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val d'Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles | |
| Canton | Goussainville | |
| Community association | Roissy Pays de France | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 6 ′ N , 2 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 109-195 m | |
| surface | 7.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,383 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 311 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 95470 | |
| INSEE code | 95580 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-witz.fr/ | |
.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Witz (2011) |
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Saint-Witz is a French commune with 2,383 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) 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 Goussainville . The inhabitants are called Wézien (ne) s (also: Vézéen (ne) s ).
geography
Saint-Witz is located about 30 km north-northeast of Paris on the border with the Oise department . Saint-Witz is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Survilliers in the north and north-west, Plailly in the north and east, Vémars in the south and south-east, Villeron in the south and south-west and Marly-la-Ville in the west.
The A1 autoroute leads through the municipality .
history
The strategic position in the hills of Montmélian on the former trade route from Paris to Flanders favored the development of the place.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 161 | 163 | 355 | 2027 | 2074 | 1925 | 2565 | 2383 |
Attractions
- Remains of the former Saint-Vit church (demolished in 1971) with cemetery
- Chapels:
- Saint-Jean, to the west of the Montmélian hills, in the domain of the Montmélian domain
- Saint-Michel, first mentioned in the 15th century
- Saint-Nicolas, first mentioned in 1207,
- Saint-Lazare (also Saint-Ladre)
- Notre-Dame de Montmélian pilgrim chapel
- Saint-Wy's mill, built at the end of the 18th century
- Saint-Witz wash-house
- Tower of Montmélian, ruins of the former castle of the Vernon dominion over Montmélian, built around 1200
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Val-d'Oise. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-056-6 , pp. 488-489.
