Vauréal
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Vauréal (French pronunciation: [voʁeal] ⓘ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.
Vauréal | |
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Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
 Location of Vauréal | |
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| Coordinates: 49°02′07″N 2°01′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Vauréal |
| Intercommunality | Cergy-Pontoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Raphaël Lanteri[1] |
Area 1 | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 16,079 |
| • Density | 4,650/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95637 /95490 |
| Elevation | 22–122 m (72–400 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
French chocolate maker Henri Menier (1853–1913) had a château in Vauréal and named the 70-metre-high Vauréal Falls on Anticosti Island in Quebec province of Canada after the town.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 607 | — |
| 1975 | 662 | +1.25% |
| 1982 | 866 | +3.91% |
| 1990 | 12,045 | +38.97% |
| 1999 | 16,206 | +3.35% |
| 2007 | 15,674 | −0.42% |
| 2012 | 15,868 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 16,464 | +0.74% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transportation
Vauréal is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vauréal is Cergy-le-Haut station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Cergy, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) from the town center of Vauréal.
Education
Schools include:
- Eight primary schools[4]
- Two junior high schools (collèges): La Bussie and Les Toupets[5]
- One senior high school, Lycée Camille Claudel[5]
