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Mériel

Coordinates: 49°04′48″N 2°12′21″E / 49.0800°N 2.2058°E / 49.0800; 2.2058
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Mériel
The River Oise near Mériel
The River Oise near Mériel
Coat of arms of Mériel
Location of Mériel
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Mériel is located in France
Mériel
Mériel
Mériel is located in Île-de-France (region)
Mériel
Mériel
Coordinates: 49°04′48″N 2°12′21″E / 49.0800°N 2.2058°E / 49.0800; 2.2058
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementPontoise
CantonSaint-Ouen-l'Aumône
IntercommunalityVallée de l'Oise et des Trois Forêts
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme François[1]
Area
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5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,213
 • Density980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95392 /95630
Elevation22–95 m (72–312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mériel (French pronunciation: [meʁjɛl] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. Mériel station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,436—    
1975 3,115+3.57%
1982 3,351+1.05%
1990 3,985+2.19%
1999 4,062+0.21%
2007 4,370+0.92%
2012 4,765+1.75%
2017 5,083+1.30%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable residents

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  • Jean Gabin, actor (1904–1976). Gabin spent his childhood in Mériel where a museum has been dedicated to his life and work.
  • Fernand Braudel, historian (1902–1985).
  • Pavlos Pavlidis, musician and poet (resided from 1980 to 1992). Famous for being the singer, lyricist and guitarist for the band Τα Ξύλινα Σπαθιά.

Town twinning

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Mériel is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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