Gisors
Commune in Normandy, France
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Gisors (French pronunciation: [ʒizɔʁ]) is a commune in the French department of Eure, Normandy, France. It is located 62.9 km (39.1 mi) northwest from the centre of Paris.
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| Coordinates: 49°16′52″N 1°46′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Gisors |
| Intercommunality | Vexin Normand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | José Cerqueira[1] |
Area 1 | 16.67 km2 (6.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 12,410 |
| • Density | 744.5/km2 (1,928/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27284 /27140 |
| Elevation | 47–142 m (154–466 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 14,579 inhabitants (2022).[3] This urban area is a satellite town of Paris.
Geography
Gisors is located in the Vexin normand region of Normandy, at the confluence of the rivers Epte, Troesne and Réveillon.
Population
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Transport
The Gisors station is the terminus of a Transilien suburban rail service from the Paris Saint-Lazare station, and of a TER Normandie local service to Serqueux.
Sights
- Château de Gisors, built in the 11th century.
- The Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais parish church is an outstanding monument fusing Gothic and Renaissance architecture.
- A field near Gisors was the site of the Cutting of the elm, a medieval diplomatic incident.[6][7][8]
- Château de Boisgeloup, former home and atelier of Pablo Picasso.[9]
Motte and Castle
Castle of Gisors
The so-called Grosse Tour ("Big Tower") of the St-Gervais-St-Protais church was built between 1542 and 1590.
