Neuville-sur-Oise
Neuville-sur-Oise | |
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 The church of Saint-Joseph, in Neuville-sur-Oise | |
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Location of Neuville-sur-Oise  | |
  Neuville-sur-Oise  Neuville-sur-Oise | |
| Coordinates:49°00′56″N2°03′36″E/ 49.0156°N 2.0600°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Cergy-2 |
| Intercommunality | Cergy-Pontoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Gilles Le Cam[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.25 km2(1.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,070 |
| • Density | 490/km2(1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95450/95000 |
| Elevation | 19–54 m (62–177 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Neuville-sur-Oise(French pronunciation:[nøvilsyʁwaz]) is acommunein theVal-d'Oisedepartment, in the northwest suburbs of Paris, France.[3]It is located in the "new town"ofCergy-Pontoise,created in the 1960s.
Neuville-sur-Oise is a rather anonymous village betweenJouy-le-MoutierandCergyinside the last meander of the riverOise.Forty years after the creation ofCergy-Pontoise,the village has retained its bucolic atmosphere and there has been little construction of large scale residential developments.
In the 17th century,Charles de la Grangeunites the villages ofHam (Cergy),theSergenteryof Neuville-sur-Oise and theBaronyofConflans.The Baron of Conflans, councillor to the king, Lord of Neuville and Ham built thecastleof Neuville.
In 1995 was opened the university of Cergy-Neuville on the site of an old cottage near the D203, a station was also built to serve both the village and the university.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 905 | — |
| 1975 | 858 | −0.76% |
| 1982 | 885 | +0.44% |
| 1990 | 1,036 | +1.99% |
| 1999 | 1,433 | +3.67% |
| 2007 | 1,569 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 2,004 | +5.02% |
| 2017 | 2,048 | +0.44% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Public transport[edit]
Since 1995, Neuville-sur-Oise is served by theNeuville-Université stationon theRER line Aline. As well as rail, Neuville is served by two bus lines; 48 and 34S[5]linking Neuville toCergy,PontoiseandJouy-le-Moutier.
Château de Neuville[edit]
Built byCharles de la Grange,Lord of Neuville in 1640. During the 17th and the 18th centuries, the castle was owned byAnne de la Grange(Marquise de Frontenac), the Marquis de Castellane (Marshall of the king's armies), the Count Florimond de Mercy-Argenteau (Ambassador of Austria in France). The castle has been abandoned since 1989 is the victim ofvandalism.A project is afoot to refurbish the building and turn into an old people's home and return this residence to its former glory.
Pavillon d'Amour[edit]
Le Pavillon d'Amouris a listed building situated Place du Pont on a small terrace in a park on the bank of the riverOise.the interior is composed of pine walls with a blue painted dome white clouds and statuettes of birds.
Le Pont de Neuville[edit]
In the early 20th century was built a suspension bridge between Neuville andJouy-le-Moutier.This bridge replaced the ferry service between the communes. At the dawn of thewara new bridge was built to replace the dilapidated suspension bridge, it was dynamited a few months after its inauguration when the war broke off. A new bridge identical to the previous one was built in 1974.
Education[edit]
It has a primary school, ÉcoleGustave Eiffel.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
- ^Stivo(formerlyStAN) operates bus services within thenew townofCergy-Pontoise
- ^"Scolarité, enfance."Neuville-sur-Oise. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- Jouy le Moutier, cartes postales et photographies anciennes,1985, Mairie de Jouy-le-Moutier / Imprimerie Serag à Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône.(in French)
External links[edit]
- 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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