Valmondois

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Valmondois

(2020–2026) Bruno Huisman^[1]Area

4.59 km² (1.77 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,215 • Density260/km² (690/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

95628 /95760

Elevation24–116 m (79–381 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valmondois (French pronunciation: [valmɔ̃dwa] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Valmondois station has rail connections to Persan, Creil, Pontoise and Paris.

Local attractions

Musée des tramways à vapeur et des chemins de fer secondaires français
Musée de la Meunerie

Notable residents

The artist Honoré Daumier lived here between 1865 until his death in 1879.^[3]^{: 152 p.} ^[4]^{: 34 p.}

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Leymarie, Jean (1962), French Painting: The Nineteenth Century. Painting, Color, History. Editions D'Art Albert Skira, Geneva. 231 pp. [Humanity of Daumier, pages 146-152]
^ Rey, Robert (1965). Daumier, The Library of Great Painters. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. New York. 160 pp.

External links

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)