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
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Argenteuil
Canton	Franconville
Intercommunality	CA Val Parisis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Xavier Melki
Area ^1	6.19 km^2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	36,762
• Density	5,900/km^2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95252 /
Elevation	54–167 m (177–548 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

• Viernheim, Hesse, Germany (since 1966)
• Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (since 1973)

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

• Stéphane Diagana (born 1969) was a member of an athelic club in Franconville.
• Éric Rabésandratana (born 1972]), football-player (Paris-Saint-Germain), was a player in the FC Franconville Plessis Bouchard team.
• Bouchra Ghezielle (born 1979]), athlete
• Mickaël Hanany (born 1983]), high-jumper
• David Alerte (born 1984]), sprinter
• David N'Gog (born 1989]), football player in Liverpool FC

Science

• Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux ( 1743-1828]), chemist, philanthropist.
• Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958]), astronaut.
• Gustave-Joseph Witkowski (1844-1922), doctor.

Religion

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

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

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).

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (in French)