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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Magny-en-Vexin |
| Mayor | Georges Moisset (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 99–199 m (325–653 ft) (avg. 115 m/377 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.37 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 340 (2008) |
| - Density | 41 /km2 (110 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95690/ 95420 |
| 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. | |
Wy-dit-Joli-Village is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.
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The name Wy comes from the Latin vicus – meaning "village" or cluster of houses (as opposed to a villa, an isolated farm and master's residence).
The full name Wy-dit-Joli-Village ("Wy-called-Pretty-Village") is said to have arisen from an incident in which King Henry IV of France, hunting in the area and enquiring what the settlement was called, exclaimed Ah! Quel joli village! : "Oh, what a pretty village!"