Creil
Creil [kʁɛj] is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.[3] The Creil station is an important railway junction.
Creil | |
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 Quartier St-Médard | |
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Location of Creil | |
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| Coordinates: 49°15′30″N 2°29′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Senlis |
| Canton | Creil |
| Intercommunality | CA Creil Sud Oise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Villemain[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
| Population | 35,970 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60175 /60100 |
| Elevation | 26–129 m (85–423 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging to a Gaulish fortress or protected camp.
The city itself is mentioned for the first time in a 633 AD document.
The Château de Creil is recorded from the 7th century.
There are some traces of a castle in which Charles VI resided during the period of his madness, c. 1390. Creil played a part of some importance in the wars of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.[4]
Population
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International relations
Creil is twinned with:[7]
Marl, Germany
Pendle, England, United Kingdom
Chorzów, Poland
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
Nabadji Civol, Senegal- Ouro Sogui, Senegal
Nefta, Tunisia
Dakhla, Western Sahara
Personalities
- Houssen Abderrahmane, footballer
- Simon Banza, footballer
- Jean-François Christophe, footballer
- Fabé Dia, athlete
- Michel Chion, French film theorist and composer of experimental music
- Steve Furtado, footballer
- Helene Geoffroy, politician
- Keblack, rapper
- Lynel Kitambala, footballer
- Louis-Gabriel Le Brun, French engineer
- Johann Lion, former footballer
- Paccelis Morlende, basketball player
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- INSEE commune file
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 402.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Creil, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- "Relations internationales". creil.fr (in French). Creil. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
External links
Media related to Creil at Wikimedia Commons- Town hall official website (in French)
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