Valmondois
Valmondois (French pronunciation: [valmɔ̃dwa] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Valmondois station has rail connections to Persan, Creil, Pontoise and Paris.
Valmondois | |
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 The Château d'Orgivaux, in Valmondois | |
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Location of Valmondois | |
  Valmondois  Valmondois | |
| Coordinates: 49°05′50″N 2°11′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Huisman[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,222 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95628 /95760 |
| Elevation | 24–116 m (79–381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Local attractions
- Musée des tramways à vapeur et des chemins de fer secondaires français
- Musée de la Meunerie
Notable residents
- The artist Honoré Daumier lived here between 1865 until his death in 1879.[3]: 152 p. [4]: 34 p.
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.
- Leymarie, Jean (1962), French Painting: The Nineteenth Century. Painting, Color, History. Editions D'Art Albert Skira, Geneva. 231 pp. [Humanity of Daumier, pages 146-152]
- Rey, Robert (1965). Daumier, The Library of Great Painters. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. New York. 160 pp.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
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