Osny
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Osny (French pronunciation: [oni] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 31.6 km (19.6 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.
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The front of the Château d'Osny | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Osny | |
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| Coordinates: 49°03′36″N 2°03′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Cergy-1 |
| Intercommunality | Cergy-Pontoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Levesque[1] |
Area 1 | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 17,954 |
| • Density | 1,434/km2 (3,714/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95476 /95520 |
| Elevation | 27–102 m (89–335 ft) |
| Website | www.osny.fr |
| 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 | 3,905 | — |
| 1975 | 7,195 | +9.12% |
| 1982 | 10,736 | +5.88% |
| 1990 | 12,195 | +1.61% |
| 1999 | 14,309 | +1.79% |
| 2007 | 15,945 | +1.36% |
| 2012 | 16,366 | +0.52% |
| 2017 | 16,910 | +0.66% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transportation
Osny is served by Osny station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Education
Schools include:[4]
- Six public preschools (maternelles): Charcot, Lameth, La Ravinière, Les Vignes, Paul Roth, Yves Le Guern
- Six public elementary schools: d'Immarmont, La Ravinière, Lameth, Paul Roth, Saint-Exupéry, and Yves Le Guern
- Two private preschools and primary schools: École élémentaire Les Petits Pas and École maternelle et primaire du Petit Prince (Protestant school)
- One public junior high school (collège): la Bruyère
- Collège Nicolas-Flamel is in nearby Pontoise; some Osny students go there since not everyone may be assigned to the junior high in Osny.
- One private junior high school: Collège Saint-Stanislas
- Two public senior high schools: Lycée Polyvalent Paul-Émile Victor and L’Institut de formation par alternance (IFA) Adolphe Chauvin
- One private senior high school: Lycée professionnel des industries graphiques « Notre famille »
