Neuville-sur-Oise

Neuville-sur-Oise
Neuville-sur-Oise
Location within Île-de-France region  Neuville-sur-Oise
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	L'Hautil
Intercommunality	Cergy-Pontoise
Mayor	Jacques Feyte (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	19–54 m (62–177 ft)
Land area1	4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population2	1,612  (2006)
- Density	379 /km2 (980 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	95450/ 95000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°00′56″N 2°03′36″E / 49.0156°N 2.0600°E / 49.0156; 2.0600

Neuville-sur-Oise is a commune in the northwest suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.

Neuville-sur-Oise is a rather anonymous village between Jouy-le-Moutier and Cergy inside the last meander of the River Oise. Forty years after the creation of Cergy-Pontoise, the village has retained its bucolic atmosphere and there has been little construction of large scale residential developments.

In the XVII^th century, Charles de la Grange unites the villages of Ham (Cergy), the Sergentery of Neuville-sur-Oise and the Barony of Conflans. The Baron of Conflans, councillor to the king, Lord of Neuville and Ham built the castle of Neuville.

In 1995 was opened the university of Cergy-Neuville on the site of an old cottage near the D203, a station was also built to serve both the village and the university.

Public transport

Since 1995, Neuville-sur-Oise was built the Neuville Université station on the RER line A line. As well as rail, Neuville is served by two bus lines; 48 and 34S^[1] linking Neuville to Cergy, Pontoise and Jouy-le-Moutier.

Château de Neuville

Built by Charles de la Grange, Lord of Neuville in 1640. During the XVII^th and the XVIII^th centuries, the castle was owned by Anne de la Grange (Marquise de Frontenac), the Marquis de Castellane (Marshall of the king's armies), the Count Florimond de Mercy-Argenteau (Ambassador of Austria in France). The castle has been abandoned since 1989 is the victim of vandalism. A project is afoot to refurbish the building and turn into an old people's home and return this residence to its former glory.

Pavillon d'Amour

Le Pavillon d'Amour is a listed building situated Place du Pont on a small terrace in a park on the bank of the River Oise. the interior is composed of pine walls with a blue painted dome white clouds and statuettes of birds.

Le Pont de Neuville

The bridge between Neuville-sur-Oise and Jouy-le-Moutier

In the early 20th century was built a suspension bridge between Neuville and Jouy-le-Moutier. This bridge replaced the ferry service between the communes. At the dawn of the war a new bridge was built to replace the dilapidated suspension bridge, it was dynamited a few months after its inauguration when the war broke off. A new bridge identical to the previous one was built in 1974.

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

• INSEE
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (French)

1. ^ Stivo (formerly StAN) operates bus services within the new town of Cergy-Pontoise

• Jouy le Moutier, cartes postales et photographies anciennes, 1985, Mairie de Jouy-le-Moutier / Imprimerie Serag à Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône. (French)
• Association of Mayors of the Val d’Oise (French)
• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database – Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)