Fosses

For other uses, see Fosses (disambiguation).

Fosses
The church of Saint-Étienne, in Fosses The church of Saint-Étienne, in Fosses
Coat of arms of Fosses Coat of arms
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Location within Île-de-France region Fosses
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Sarcelles
Canton	Luzarches
Intercommunality	Roissy Portes de France
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Pierre Barros
Area1	3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	9,767
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	95250 / 95470
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.

Fosses is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Heraldic

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D'azur à la champagne cousue de sinople, à la devise ondée d'argent brochant sur la partition, à l'arbre chimérique du même, le fût arraché et sommé de deux mains, l'une dextre et l'autre senestre, soutenant et supportant une ville d'or, brochant sur le tout. Traduction:Azure champagne sewn Vert, currency wavy Argent surmounting the partition, the tree of the same chimerical, was snatched and ordered the two hands, one dextral and sinistral the other, supporting and supporting a city of gold stitching on the whole.

International relations

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Fosses is twinned with:

• Serres, Greece
• Bil'in, Palestine
• Kampti, Burkina Faso

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)