Mériel

Mériel
The River Oise near Mériel
Coat of arms
Mériel
Location within Île-de-France region Mériel
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Oise et des Impressionnistes
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Jean-Louis Delannoy
Area1	5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	4,859
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	95392 / 95630
Elevation	22–95 m (72–312 ft)
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.

Mériel is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.

Famous residents

• Jean Gabin, actor (1904-1976). Gabin spent his childhood in Mériel where a museum has been dedicated to his life and work.
• Fernand Braudel, historian (1902-1985).

Town twinning

Mériel is twinned with:

• Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

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

External links

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