Saint-Gratien, Val-d'Oise

French commune
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
région=Île-de-France
département=Val-d'Oise
arrondissement=Sarcelles
canton=Saint-Gratien (chief town)
insee=95555|cp=95210
maire=Jacqueline Eustache-Brinio
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=CA de la Vallée de Montmorency
longitude=2.2828
latitude=48.9719
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km²=2.42
sans=19,226
date-sans=1999 census
dens=7,945|date-dens=1999

Saint-Gratien is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.8 km (8.6 miles) from the center of Paris.

History

On August 7, 1850, a part of the territory of Saint-Gratien was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Deuil-la-Barre, a part of the territory of Soisy-sous-Montmorency, and a part of the territory of Épinay-sur-Seine to create the commune of Enghien-les-Bains. On that occasion the commune of Saint-Gratien lost the scenic lake now known as the Lake of Enghien.

Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was formatnum:19226.
The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:21400.

Transport

Saint-Gratien is served by Saint-Gratien station on Paris RER line P rer C and by the P logo bus bus number 138 going to Paris — Porte de Clichy.

ee also

*Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

* [http://www.uniondesmairesduvaldoise.fr Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.ville-saintgratien.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=95555 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos95555.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon