Cormeilles-en-Parisis explained

Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Cormeilles-en-Parisis 95.svg
Map Size:	270px
Adjustable Map:	Cormeilles-en-Parisis_map.png
Map Caption:	Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Arrondissement:	Argenteuil
Canton:	Franconville
Insee:	95176
Postal Code:	95240
Mayor:	Yannick Boedec^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Val Parisis
Coordinates:	48.9739°N 2.2014°W
Elevation M:	26
Elevation Min M:	22
Elevation Max M:	170
Area Km2:	8.48

Cormeilles-en-Parisis (in French pronounced as /kɔʁmɛj ɑ̃ paʁizi/, literally Cormeilles in 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.It only takes 20 minutes to get to the station using ligne J from Paris Saint-Lazare.

International relations

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

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
• Charles-Arthur Gonse (1838-1917), major general of the French Army, Figure in the Dreyfus affair.
• Robert Hue (born 1946), politician, former leader of French Communist Party (PCF)
• Boris Diaw (born 1982), former NBA player

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

External links

• Official website
  • Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.