Creil

For the village in the Netherlands, see Creil, Flevoland.

Creil
Quartier St-Médard
Coat of arms
Creil
Location within Picardy region Creil
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Senlis
Canton	Creil-Sud and Creil-Nogent-sur-Oise
Intercommunality	Agglomération creilloise
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Villemain
Area1	11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	33,936
• Density	3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	60175 / 60100
Elevation	26–129 m (85–423 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.

Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

History

Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site, as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging to a Gaulish fortress or protected camp.

The city itself is mentioned for the first time in a 633 AD document.

International relations

Creil is twinned with:

• Marl, Germany
• Borough of Pendle, United Kingdom
• Chorzów, Poland
• Bethlehem, Palestinian National Authority
• Dakhla, Morocco

Personalities

• Jean-Francois Christophe footballer
• Fabe Dia athlete
• Lynel Kitambala footballer
• fr, French engineer
• Paccelis Morlende basketball player

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Town hall official website (French)