Mériel Explained

Mériel
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Mériel (Val-d'Oise).svg
Coordinates:	49.08°N 2.2058°W
Arrondissement:	Pontoise
Canton:	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
Intercommunality:	Vallée de l'Oise et des Trois Forêts
Mayor:	Jérôme François^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:	22
Elevation Max M:	95
Area Km2:	5.31
Insee:	95392
Postal Code:	95630

Mériel (in French pronounced as /meʁjɛl/) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. Mériel station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.

Notable residents

• Jean Gabin, actor (1904–1976). Gabin spent his childhood in Mériel where a museum has been dedicated to his life and work.
• Fernand Braudel, historian (1902–1985).
• Pavlos Pavlidis, musician and poet (resided from 1980 to 1992). Famous for being the singer, lyricist and guitarist for the band Τα Ξύλινα Σπαθιά.

Town twinning

Mériel is twinned with:

• Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales

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. 13 September 2022. fr.