Cormeilles-en-Parisis

Cormeilles-en-Parisis
A view of Cormeilles, seen from the park
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Argenteuil
Canton	Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Intercommunality	Parisis
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Yann Boedec
Area1	8.48 km2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	22,065
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cormeilles-en-Parisis is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in Northern France.

Inhabitants are called Cormeillais(e).

Neighbouring communes

• Argenteuil
• La Frette-sur-Seine
• Franconville
• Herblay
• Montigny-lès-Cormeilles
• Sannois
• Sartrouville

Transport

Cormeilles-en-Parisis is served by Cormeilles-en-Parisis station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns – Sister cities

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
• Robert Hue (born 1946), politician, former leader of French Communist Party (PCF)
• Boris Diaw (born 1982), NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

• INSEE
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (French)

External links

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)