Franconville, Val-d'Oise

Franconville is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 17.1 km. (10.6 miles) from the center of Paris.

Franconville
Commune
Maison Suger (Municipal Music school
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Franconville
Franconville
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Franconville
Franconville (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°59′20″N 2°13′53″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementArgenteuil
CantonFranconville
IntercommunalityCA Val Parisis
Government
 • Mayor (2017–2020) Xavier Melki
Area
1
6.19 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
36,762
 • Density5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95252 /
Elevation54–167 m (177–548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Transport

Franconville is served by Franconville – Le Plessis-Bouchard station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line.

Twin towns

Personalities

Culture
  • Jean Daudin, French canon, translator of humanist and Italian poet Petrarch, was born in Franconville.
  • Marcel L'Enfant[2](1884-1963), post-impressionist painter has lived and worked Chaussée Jules-César in Franconville for 40 years (1923-1963).
  • André Vaquier (1886-1976), librarian and historian, has lived in Franconville for many years.
  • Jean Daurand (1913-1989), actor, had a Café named Les Cinq Dernières Minutes in Franconville.
  • Hassan Koubba (born 1973), actor.
  • Lorie, singer and actress.
  • Massacra (1987-1997], Death Metal band.

Sports

Science

Religion
  • Jacques Baudoin (1630-1715), priest.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Website dedicated to Marcel l'Enfant
  3. Il est amusant de noter que la durée du « règne » du curé Baudoin, 54 ans, est la même que celle de... Louis XIV (!) et que les deux hommes sont morts la même année à trois mois d’intervalle (1715).


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