Jouy-le-Moutier
Jouy -le- Moutier is a commune with 16,376 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Val- d'Oise and is located on the northwestern outskirts of Paris on the Oise. Jouy -le- Moutier is part of the arrondissement Pontoise and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the Canton of L' Hautil.
Geography
Jouy -le- Moutier located 29 km north- west of Paris on the Oise River.
The neighboring communities of Jouy -le- Moutier are Vauréal in the north, Neuville- sur -Oise in the east, Maurecourt in the south, stone curlew -sur -Seine in the southwest and Boisemont in the northwest.
Demographics
By the 1980s, the population increased by new quarters.
Attractions
- Church of the Nativity La de la Sainte Vierge ( Monument historique since 1912 ) with parts of the 12th, 13th and 16th century.
- Megatlith in the village of Grandes Pierre ( Monument historique since 1976)
- Bridge over the Oise near the village of Neuville
- Old railroad bridge
- Château d' Écancourt
Community partnership
Jouy -le- Moutier connects a partnership with the community Bornheim in North Rhine- Westphalia.
Personalities
- Théophile- Alexandre Steinlen (1859-1923), painter, sculptor
- Pascal Jules (1961-1984), cyclist
- Les Ogres de Barback, chanson group ( founded in 1994 )