Deuil-la-Barre
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| Commune of Deuil-la-Barre | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de la Vallée de Montmorency |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 3.76 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
20,160 |
| - Density (1999) | 5,362/km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² 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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Deuil-la-Barre is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 13.7 km. (8.5 miles) from the center of Paris.
[edit] Name
Originally called simply Deuil, the name of the "commune" became officially Deuil-la-Barre on December 7, 1952.
[edit] History
On August 7, 1850, a part of the territory of Deuil-la-Barre (then called simply Deuil) was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Saint-Gratien, a part of the territory of Soisy-sous-Montmorency, and a part of the territory of Épinay-sur-Seine to create the commune of Enghien-les-Bains.
[edit] Transport
Deuil-la-Barre is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line: Deuil – Montmagny and La Barre – Ormesson.
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