Wy-dit-Joli-Village

Wy-dit-Joli-Village is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.

Wy-dit-Joli-Village
Commune
The town hall of Wy-dit-Joli-Village
Coat of arms
Location of Wy-dit-Joli-Village
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Coordinates: 49°06′11″N 1°50′09″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Vauréal
Intercommunality	Vexin-Val de Seine
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Georges Moisset
Area ^1	8.37 km^2 (3.23 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	333
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95690 /95420
Elevation	99–199 m (325–653 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Name

The name Wy comes from the Latin vicus – meaning "village" or cluster of houses (as opposed to a villa, an isolated farm and master's residence).

The full name Wy-dit-Joli-Village ("Wy-called-Pretty-Village") is said to have arisen from an incident in which King Henry IV of France, hunting in the area and enquiring what the settlement was called, exclaimed Ah! Quel joli village! : "Oh, what a pretty village!"

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	329	—
2007	335	+1.8%
2008	340	+1.5%
2009	332	−2.4%
2010	327	−1.5%
2011	322	−1.5%
2012	316	−1.9%
2013	309	−2.2%
2014	318	+2.9%
2015	326	+2.5%
2016	335	+2.8%

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (in French)