Luzarches
Luzarches (French pronunciation: [lyzaʁʃ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Luzarches station has rail connections to Sarcelles and Paris.
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Location of Luzarches | |
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| Coordinates: 49°06′49″N 2°25′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Fosses |
| Intercommunality | Carnelle Pays-de-France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Mansoux[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,828 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95352 /95270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Just south of the town is a monument on the D316, which commemorates the closest distance to Paris that German units reached during the advance westwards in September 1914.[3]
Twin towns
Montrose, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom has been twinned with Luzarches since 1994.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Worcester, Kimball. "Closest to Paris?". roadstothegreatwar-ww1.blogspot.com. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
External links
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
- Site officiel de Luzarches entre ville et village (in French)
- Le Twitter de Luzarches (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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