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Franconville (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃kɔ̃vil] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 17.1 km. (10.6 miles) from the center of Paris.
Three elementary schools: du Moulin, du Boutellier, and de la Fontaine Sainte-Geneviève [4] Two junior high schools: Collège André Malraux and Collège François Mauriac [5] Nearby senior high schools: [5] Lycée René Cassin in Gonesse; Lycée Léonard de Vinci in Saint-Witz; Lycée Charles Baudelaire in Fosses
Auvers-sur-Oise (French pronunciation: [ovɛʁ syʁ waz] ⓘ, lit. "Auvers-on-Oise") is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, on the northwestern outskirts of Paris, France. It is located 27.2 km (16.9 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most prominent being Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890).
Val-d'Oise (French: [val dwaz] ⓘ, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.
Asnières-sur-Oise: 95028 95570 Attainville: 95039 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise: 95040 95450 Avernes: 95042 95560 Baillet-en-France: 95046 95420 Banthelu: 95051 95250 Beauchamp: 95052 95260 Beaumont-sur-Oise: 95054 95750 Le Bellay-en-Vexin: 95055 95270 Bellefontaine: 95056 95270 Belloy-en-France: 95058 95340 Bernes-sur-Oise: 95059 95810 Berville ...
In 1968 the department Val-d'Oise was created from part of the former department Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Pontoise, Argenteuil and Montmorency became part of it. [3] In March 2000 Sarcelles replaced Montmorency as subprefecture. [3] [4] The borders of the arrondissements of Val-d'Oise were modified in January 2017: [5]
Marines has been twinned with the town of Kington in England since 1979. [4] The two places are of a similar population. In Marines there is a residential side-street called "Place Kington", whilst in Kington there is a covered space by the market hall called "Place-de-Marines".
In 1723, the Hospice de la Charité was built at the end of the Grande Rue. In the second half of the 18th century the princes furthered economic activity. Lace had been produced in the town since the 17th century but now reached its apogee. Porcelain manufacture began in 1726 and was established in the rue de la Machine in 1730. Industrial ...