Valmondois

Valmondois is a commune with 1207 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Val- d'Oise in the Île- de -France region; it belongs to Arrondissement Pontoise and the District of La Vallée- du- Sausseron.

Geography

Neighboring communities of Valmondois are Parmain, L' Isle- Adam, Butry -sur- Oise, Auvers- sur -Oise and Nesles- la- Vallée. The municipality is part of the Regional Natural Park Vexin français. The village lies in the valley of the river Sausseron, which flows just below in the Oise.

Demographics

Attractions

  • Church of Saint- Quentin ( 11-13. Century)
  • Water Mill La Naze ( 1403 )
  • Orgivaux Castle (19th century)
  • Mill Le Roy (12th century)

Castle Orgivaux

Church of Saint- Quentin

Personalities

  • Louis -Nicolas Bescherelle (1802-1883), lexicographer, buried in Valmondois
  • Gilbert Duprez (1806-1896), singer and composer, mayor of Valmondois 1853-1870
  • Honoré Daumier (1808-1879), died in Valmondois
  • Adolphe -Victor Geoffroy- Chaume (1816-1892), sculptor, died in Valmondois
  • Théophile Sylvestre (1832-1876), writer, died in Valmondois
  • Jacques Bertillon (1851-1922), statistician and demographer, died in Valmondois
  • Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958), painter, lived from 1919 to 1925 in Valnmondois
  • Georges Duhamel (1884-1966), writer, died in Valmondois
  • Georges Huisman (1889-1957), politician, mayor of Valmondois died in Valmondois
  • Noëlle Lenoir ( born 1948 ), judge, politician, Mayor of Valmondois
  • Antoine Duhamel, composer, born 1925 in Valmondois
Arrondissement of Pontoise Cantons of France Postal codes in France Auvers-sur-Oise Oise (river) Louis-Nicolas Bescherelle
798225
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