Vauréal

Vauréal
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Vauréal
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	L'Hautil
Intercommunality	Cergy-Pontoise
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Morin
Area 1	3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	15,962
• Density	4,600/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95637 /95490
Elevation	22–122 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.

Education

Schools include:

• Eight primary schools
• Two junior high schools (collèges): La Bussie and Les Toupets
• One senior high school, Lycée Camille Claudel

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

• INSEE
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise Template:Fr icon

External links

• Official website Template:Fr icon
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage Template:Fr icon
• Land use (IAURIF) Template:En icon