Vétheuil
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Magny-en-Vexin |
| Intercommunality | Vexin Val de Seine |
| Mayor | Dominique Herpin-Poulenat (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 9–150 m (30–490 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 881 (2006) |
| - Density | 205 /km2 (530 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95651/ 95510 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°03′52″N 1°42′14″E / 49.0644°N 1.7039°E
Vétheuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. Vétheuil is located in the arrondissement of Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department.
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[edit] Personalities
Impressionist painter Claude Monet lived in Vétheuil from 1878 to 1881, during which time he produced some 150 paintings. Joan Mitchell moved to Vetheuil in 1959 where she productively made many abstract works.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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