Viarmes
Viarmes | |
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 Town hall in the château de Viarmes | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Viarmes  | |
  Viarmes  Viarmes | |
| Coordinates: 49°07′43″N 2°22′16″E / 49.1286°N 2.3711°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Fosses |
| Intercommunality | Carnelle Pays de France |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Dupont[1][2] |
| Area 1 | 8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | 5,386 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95652 /95270 |
| Elevation | 28–154 m (92–505 ft) |
| Website | viarmes.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Viarmes (French pronunciation: [vjaʁm] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Viarmes station has rail connections to Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris.
History
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During the Middle Ages, Viarmes was a lordship (seigneur de Viarmes) held by Pierre the Fat and Pierre the Younger, both chamberlains of King Philip IV of France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,625 | — |
| 1975 | 3,303 | +3.34% |
| 1982 | 3,871 | +2.29% |
| 1990 | 4,315 | +1.37% |
| 1999 | 4,681 | +0.91% |
| 2007 | 4,767 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 5,230 | +1.87% |
| 2017 | 5,175 | −0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns
[edit]Viarmes is currently twinned with Tubbercurry in County Sligo, Ireland.[5] Viarmes is also twinned with Morcote, an Italian-speaking town in Switzerland.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ L'équipe Municipale, Ville de Viarmes, accessed 10 March 2021
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Tobar an Choire twinning committee". Tubbercurry Exchange Committee. June 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
- ^ Discover Morcote, Morcote official website.
External links
[edit]- 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)
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