Vauréal
Appearance
Vauréal | |
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Country | France |
Arrondissement | Pontoise |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vauréal is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 30.6 km. (19 miles) 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 metre high Vauréal Falls on Anticosti Island in 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 miles) from the town center of Vauréal.