Marines, Val-d'Oise explained

Marines
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Marines 95.svg
Coordinates:49.1458°N 1.9844°W
Arrondissement:Pontoise
Canton:Pontoise
Mayor:Nadine Ninot[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:90
Elevation Max M:204
Area Km2:8.26
Insee:95370
Postal Code:95640

Marines (in French pronounced as /maʁin/) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Twinning

Marines has been twinned with the town of Kington in England since 1979.[2] The two places are of a similar population. In Marines there is a residential side-street called "Place Kington", whilst in Kington there is a covered space by the market hall called "Place-de-Marines".

Education

Schools in Marines:[3]

Trivia

Marines is located next to a village called Us. In the surrounding area, both villages are indicated with signs showing both names listed, which reads as "US MARINES". A regular joke in the region is to make people believe that these signs indicate a nearby U.S Marine Corps base.

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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.
  2. http://www.kingtontowncouncil.gov.uk/Core/Kington-Tc/Pages/Twin_Towns_1.aspx Kington Town Council
  3. "Les établissements scolaires." Marines, Val-d'Oise. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.