Domont
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Domont (French pronunciation: [dɔmɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. It is twinned with the Leicestershire town of Shepshed. Domont Station has rail connections to Persan, Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris.
Domont | |
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,_église_Ste-Madeleine,_chevet_3.JPG) Church of St Madeleine, Domont | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Domont | |
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| Coordinates: 49°01′42″N 2°19′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Domont |
| Intercommunality | CA Plaine Vallée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Bourdin[1] |
Area 1 | 8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 16,065 |
| • Density | 1,930/km2 (4,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95199 /95330 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 9,016 | — |
| 1975 | 10,897 | +2.74% |
| 1982 | 11,047 | +0.20% |
| 1990 | 13,226 | +2.28% |
| 1999 | 14,883 | +1.32% |
| 2007 | 14,755 | −0.11% |
| 2012 | 15,213 | +0.61% |
| 2017 | 15,514 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns — sister cities
Notable people from Domont
- Bédi Buval, footballer
- Jean-Pierre Changeux, neuroscientist
- Yoann Djidonou, footballer
- Rémi Maréval, footballer
- Bertrand Ndzomo, footballer
- Eugene Jules Houdry, inventor
- Carole Sinoquet, hammer throwing athlete
