Bonneuil-en-France

Bonneuil -en -France is a commune with 712 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Val- d'Oise in the Île- de -France region. It has the largest municipal area and the highest population and density of the municipalities in the canton of Garges -lès- Gonesse Est.

Geography

Bonneuil -en- France is located on the border of the department of Val- d'Oise the Seine- Saint- Denis 14 kilometers northeast of Paris. Neighboring communities of Bonneuil -en -France are Arnouville in the north, Gonesse in the northeast, Le Blanc -Mesnil in the southeast and Garges -lès -Gonesse in the West. The municipality covers 471 hectares, the average height is 47 meters above sea level, the Mairie stands at a height of 49 meters.

Bonneuil -en -France is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

In Gallo -Roman period (52 BC to 486 AD), led the Roman road from Senlis ( Augustomagus ) to Paris ( Lutetia ) by the current municipality of Bonneuil -en -France. This road was still used in the Middle Ages. At that time, she joined Paris Meaux. 832 Bonneuil -en -France was mentioned as Bonogilo as a possession of the abbey of Saint- Denis in a document.

The Seigneurie Bonneuil was acquired in 1379 by Pierre de Chastel, in the 15th century it belonged to Pierre d' Harsicourt, a Chevalier of King Charles VII ( 1403-1461 ). 1425 confiscated John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford ( 1389-1435 ) during the Hundred Years' War ( 1337-1453 ) the Seigneurie for Henry VI. of England ( 1420-1471 ). In the 16th century Seigneurie came into the possession of the family and Thou fell in 1643 to the Harlay family.

1793 received Bonneuil -en -France under the name Bonneuil the status of a municipality and 1801 by the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821 ), also under the name of Bonneuil the right to local self-government. From 1790 to 1964 the municipality of the former department of Seine -et -Oise then short for the Yvelines department, and finally in the same year to the department of Val- d'Oise was.

Population Development

Culture and sights

Patron saint of built 1768-1773 Church of Saint- Martin, Martin of Tours. In the church is a Grade II Listed relief from the 18th century, Martin of Tours shows as a rider of the Roman Legion, who gives his cloak to a beggar. The artwork was classified in 2000 as a monument historique. Bonneuil -en -Franc belongs to the Roman Catholic parish Arnouville the deanery Gonesse, which is part of the Diocese of Pontoise.

Economy and infrastructure

The municipal area is a part of the airport Le Bourget. The airport was destroyed during the Second World War (1939-1945 ). After the war, he was put back into service and served until the 1970s as a civilian airport. Today it houses a museum.

In 2009, 12.5 per cent of workers were employed in the town, the others were commuters. 5.1 percent of 15 - to 64- year-old were in the resting or early retirement. 15.9 percent of workers were unemployed.

There is a primary school in the community. Secondary schools are available in Arnouville ( Collège ) and Gonesse ( Lycée )