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'''Vauréal''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the northwestern suburbs of [[Paris]], [[France]]. It is located 30.6 km (19 miles) from the [[Kilometre Zero#France|center of Paris]], in the "[[new town#France|new town]]" of [[Cergy-Pontoise]], created in the 1960s.
'''Vauréal''' is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the northwestern suburbs of [[Paris]], [[France]]. It is located {{convert|30.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the [[Kilometre Zero#France|center of Paris]], in the "[[new town#France|new town]]" of [[Cergy-Pontoise]], created in the 1960s.


French [[chocolatier|chocolate maker]] [[Henri Menier]] (1853–1913) had a [[château]] in Vauréal and named the 70 metres high Vauréal Falls on [[Anticosti Island]] in [[Quebec province]] of [[Canada]] after the town.
French [[chocolatier|chocolate maker]] [[Henri Menier]] (1853–1913) had a [[château]] in Vauréal and named the 70 metres high Vauréal Falls on [[Anticosti Island]] in [[Quebec province]] of [[Canada]] after the town.
==Transportation==
==Transportation==
Vauréal is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vauréal is [[Cergy – Le Haut (SNCF)|Cergy – Le Haut]] station on Paris [[RER A|RER line A]] and on the [[Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare]] suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of [[Cergy]], 2.2 km (1.4 miles) from the town center of Vauréal.
Vauréal is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vauréal is [[Cergy – Le Haut (SNCF)|Cergy – Le Haut]] station on Paris [[RER A|RER line A]] and on the [[Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare]] suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of [[Cergy]], {{convert|2.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the town center of Vauréal.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:11, 4 October 2011

Vauréal
Town hall
Town hall
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Vauréal
Map
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementPontoise
CantonL'Hautil
IntercommunalityCergy-Pontoise
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Bernard Morin
Area
1
3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
15,962
 • Density4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95637 /95490
Elevation22–122 m (72–400 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vauréal is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.

French chocolate maker Henri Menier (1853–1913) had a château in Vauréal and named the 70 metres high Vauréal Falls on Anticosti Island in Quebec province of Canada after the town.

Transportation

Vauréal is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vauréal is Cergy – Le Haut station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Cergy, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) from the town center of Vauréal.

See also

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