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23-457: Chars has a single preschool, école maternelle des Tournesols, and a single elementary school, ecole elementaire de chars. There is a vocational high school, Lycée professionnel régional du Vexin . This Val-d'Oise geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Val-d%27Oise Val-d'Oise ( French: [val dwaz] , "Vale of the Oise ")

46-464: A fine château, there is the historic church of Notre-Dame, and the twelfth or thirteenth century Croix de l'Ormeteau-Marie. Royaumont Abbey , founded by St. Louis in the thirteenth century, is another important site. There are two protected nature areas in the department: the Parc naturel régional du Vexin français and the Parc naturel régional Oise-Pays de France . Argenteuil is a sub-prefecture and

69-607: A spa resort with a hot, sulphurous spring, on the site of what was originally Lake Enghien; Écouen with a fine château which houses the Museum of the Renaissance; Cergy-Pontoise, the new administrative capital which has been created out of thirteen communes and has quadrupled in population since the 1960s. There is a branch of the Académie de Versailles in the city which provides tertiary education; Théméricourt , where as well as

92-655: 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. It is named after the river Oise , a major tributary of the Seine , which crosses the region after having started in Belgium and flowed through Northeastern France. Val-d'Oise is Île-de-France's northernmost department. Charles de Gaulle Airport , France's main international airport,

115-567: Is a right tributary of the River Seine , and flows through the province from northeast to southwest. The eastern part of the department is part of the Pays de France , an area of fertile plain traditionally used for agriculture (particularly cereals and sugar beet) based on its fine silty soils. This part is progressively diminishing in size as Paris expands. Part of Charles de Gaulle Airport falls in this eastern region, while other parts are in

138-490: Is also the seat of the Arrondissement of Pontoise . The sous-préfecture building and administration, unlike the préfecture , are located inside the commune of Pontoise. The city of Pontoise has three sister city relationships with: Known for being a violent city in the late 20th century, with a criminal rate of 137.62 incidents per 1000 inhabitants, Cergy-Pontoise has enjoyed a significant decrease in violence in

161-450: Is covered with trees. The most populous commune is Argenteuil ; the prefecture Pontoise is the sixth-most populous. As of 2019, the 10 most populous communes are: The economy of Val-d'Oise relies on two different themes. The northern, eastern and western parts are fertile areas of agricultural land producing large quantities of corn, sugar beet, and other crops. The urban parts to the south are dormitory towns, used by people working in

184-492: Is located 28.4 km (17.6 mi) from the centre of Paris , in the " new town " of Cergy-Pontoise . Pontoise is the official préfecture (capital) of the Val-d'Oise département , although in reality the préfecture building and administration, as well as the department council ( conseil général ), are located in the neighboring commune of Cergy , which is regarded as the de facto capital of Val-d'Oise. Pontoise

207-553: Is partially located in Roissy-en-France , a commune of Val-d'Oise. Its INSEE and postcode number is 95. The original departments of France were established in 1790 when the French National Assembly split the country into 83 departments of roughly the same size and population. They were designed as sets of communes, and when better maps became available, certain revisions had to be made. In 1964, it

230-573: Is served by Pontoise station, a terminus on Paris RER line C and an intermediate terminus for suburban trains originating from Gare Saint-Lazare as well as a terminus for suburban trains from Gare du Nord . Some trains originating at Gare Saint-Lazare continue onto Gisors . For bus services, Stivo (formerly Services des Transports de l'Agglomération Nouvelle) operates within the new town of Cergy-Pontoise , and in and around Pontoise, with transport interchanges situated Place Charles de Gaulle and Parking Canrobert. Pontoise – Cormeilles Aerodrome

253-592: Is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. The president of the Departmental Council is Marie-Christine Cavecchi, elected in 2017. The department has a rich archaeological and historical heritage, but is not a region visited much by tourists, perhaps being overshadowed by

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276-432: Is the area airport. Public preschool through elementary schools include: Public senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: There are also six private schools: École Saint-Martin-de-France (up to senior high school), École "Ella", École Saint-Louis, Établissement Vauban , Notre-Dame-de-la-Compassion (junior and senior high school) Pontoise is one of the capitals of the impressionist movement. Many painters took as

299-487: Is the second most populous of Paris' suburbs. It is in a scenic location by the River Seine and has been much-painted by Claude Monet , Eugène Delacroix , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Gustave Caillebotte , Alfred Sisley and Georges Braque . It has several historic buildings and a local museum. Pontoise Pontoise ( French pronunciation: [pɔ̃twaz] ) is a commune north of Paris , France . It

322-660: The Chaussée Jules César , between Lutetia ( Paris ) and Rotomagus ( Rouen ). The road still exists and is now part of the N14 from Paris to Rouen. It is also known to many people as the birthplace of the alchemist Nicholas Flamel. With an over 2,000 year legacy, Pontoise still has vestiges of the past, such as medieval lanes, convents, churches and museums, and was awarded the "City of Art and History Label" in 2006. The impressionist painter Camille Pissarro made it famous through many paintings which are present nowadays in

345-552: The French capital. Places of interest include the following sites; La Roche-Guyon with a castle on top of a rocky hill and a twelfth century château; L'Isle-Adam , a historic small town on the bank of the River Oise; Auvers-sur-Oise , which owes its international fame to its landscapes and the impressionist painters such as Charles-François Daubigny , Paul Cézanne , Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot , Camille Pissarro and Vincent van Gogh who immortalised them; Enghien-les-Bains ,

368-494: The departments of Seine-et-Marne and Seine-Saint-Denis. The southernmost region of the department forms part of the Seine Valley and occupies the whole of the small Vallée de Montmorency . These parts are heavily urbanised, but the ancient Roman road, the Chaussée Jules César , which linked Paris and Rouen , passes through the latter. The central and southwestern parts of the department are also largely urbanised and part of

391-517: The first decade of the 21st century. By 2008, the rate had declined to 99.87, although this is still considered high. That rate has continued to decline in the second decade. Pontoise is the historical capital of the Vexin français. Its foundation dates from Roman times ( Pontisara ). At that time, the rock peak overhanging the river Oise supported the defense of the fort which was on the Roman road ,

414-417: The greater Paris sprawl. The western part of the department forms part of the historic county of Vexin français , a verdant, largely agricultural plateau. Its capital was Pontoise on the eastern extremity of the county. This commune is now combining with the neighbouring commune of Cergy to form the new town of Cergy-Pontoise . The Vexin area remains largely rural, and across the whole department, one fifth

437-449: The greater metropolitan area of Paris. The presence of Charles de Gaulle Airport and its associated TGV station provides access by rail to all parts of France. The department has nine business zones designated for high-tech industries. Population development since 1876: An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but

460-653: The most famous art galleries in the world. Pontoise has an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfb ). The average annual temperature in Pontoise is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 666.7 mm (26.25 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.5 °C (68.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.3 °C (41.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pontoise

483-435: The west lies Eure , to the north lies Oise , to the east lies Seine-et-Marne and to the southeast lies Seine-Saint-Denis . The official préfecture (capital) of the department is the commune of Pontoise , situated in the suburbs of Paris some 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of the centre of the city, but the préfecture building and administrative offices are in the neighbouring commune of Cergy . The River Oise

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506-502: Was 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 1 July 2015; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −12.5 °C (9.5 °F) on 1 January 1997. An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. Pontoise

529-409: Was determined to divide up the departments of Seine and Seine-et-Oise . Val-d'Oise was one of the new departments so formed, and was created entirely from the previous department of Seine-et-Oise. Val-d'Oise is a department in north central France and is part of the region of Île-de-France . To the south of the department lies the department of Hauts-de-Seine , to the southwest lies Yvelines , to

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