Mériel | |
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 The River Oise near Mériel | |
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Location of Mériel  | |
  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. | |
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.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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
- 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
Mériel is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ "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
- 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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This page was last edited on 11 January 2023, at 10:49