Vauréal
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| Commune of Vauréal | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Cergy-Pontoise |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 3.46 km² |
| Population² (Oct. 2003 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
16,308 16,206 |
| - Density (2003) | 4,713/km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Vauréal is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 30.6 km. (19 miles) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.
French chocolate maker Henri Menier (1853-1913) had a château in Vauréal and named the 70 metre high Vauréal Falls on Anticosti Island in Canada after the town.
[edit] Transportation
Vauréal is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vauréal is Cergy – Le Haut station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Cergy, 2.2 km.(1.4 miles) from the town center of Vauréal.
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