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Mériel
Mériel (French pronunciation: [meʁjɛl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. Mériel station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.
Mériel | |
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The River Oise near Mériel | |
Coat of arms | |
Mériel Mériel | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′48″N 2°12′21″E / 49.0800°N 2.2058°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône |
| Intercommunality | Vallée de l'Oise et des Trois Forêts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme François[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 5,211 |
| • Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95392 /95630 |
| Elevation | 22–95 m (72–312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,436 | — |
| 1975 | 3,115 | +3.57% |
| 1982 | 3,351 | +1.05% |
| 1990 | 3,985 | +2.19% |
| 1999 | 4,062 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 4,370 | +0.92% |
| 2012 | 4,765 | +1.75% |
| 2017 | 5,083 | +1.30% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable residents edit
- Jean Gabin, actor (1904–1976). Gabin spent his childhood in Mériel where a museum has been dedicated to his life and work.
- Fernand Braudel, historian (1902–1985).
- Pavlos Pavlidis, musician and poet (resided from 1980 to 1992). Famous for being the singer, lyricist and guitarist for the band Τα Ξύλινα Σπαθιά.
Town twinning edit
Mériel is twinned with:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Official website (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
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