Cormeilles-en-Parisis
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| Commune of Cormeilles-en-Parisis Suburban houses in Cormeilles-en-Parisis |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 12' 05" E |
| Latitude | 48° 58' 26" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Argenteuil |
| Canton | Cormeilles-en-Parisis |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Parisis |
| Mayor | Lucienne Malovry (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 22 m–170 m (avg. 26 m) |
| Land area¹ | 8.48 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
19,643 |
| - Density (1999) | 2,316/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95176/ 95240 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Cormeilles-en-Parisis is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 17.4 km. (10.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants are called Cormeillais(se).
Contents |
- Argenteuil
- La Frette-sur-Seine
- Franconville
- Montigny-lès-Cormeilles
- Sannois
- Sartrouville
Cormeilles-en-Parisis is served by Cormeilles-en-Parisis station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Cormeilles-en-Parisis is twinned with Ware, United Kingdom.
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 Phoenix Suns