Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Cormeilles-en-Parisis (French pronunciation: [kɔʁmɛj ɑ̃ paʁizi] ⓘ, literally Cormeilles in Parisis) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in Northern France.
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A view of Cormeilles, seen from the park | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
 Location of Cormeilles-en-Parisis | |
  Cormeilles-en-Parisis Location within France  Cormeilles-en-Parisis Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′26″N 2°12′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Canton | Franconville |
| Intercommunality | CA Val Parisis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yannick Boedec[1] |
Area 1 | 8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 27,292 |
| • Density | 3,220/km2 (8,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95176 /95240 |
| Elevation | 22–170 m (72–558 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Inhabitants are called Cormeillais(e).
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1869 and extended in 1983.[3]
Neighbouring communes
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Transport
Cormeilles-en-Parisis is served by Cormeilles-en-Parisis station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. It only takes 20 minutes to get to the station using ligne J from Paris Saint-Lazare.
International relations
Cormeilles-en-Parisis is twinned with Ware, United Kingdom.
Notable residents
Cormeilles-en-Parisis was the birthplace of:
- Louis Daguerre (1787–1851), artist and chemist who is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography
- Henri Cazalis (1840–1909), poet and man of letters
- Charles-Arthur Gonse (1838-1917), major general of the French Army, Figure in the Dreyfus affair.
- Robert Hue (born 1946), politician, former leader of French Communist Party (PCF)
- Boris Diaw (born 1982), former NBA player
