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Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Coordinates: 49°08′45″N 1°59′04″E / 49.1458°N 1.9844°E / 49.1458; 1.9844
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementPontoise
CantonPontoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Ninot
Area8.26 km (3.19 sq mi)
Population3,508
 • Density420/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code95370 /95640
Elevation90–204 m (295–669 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marines (French pronunciation: [maʁin] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,021—    
1975 2,074+0.37%
1982 2,144+0.48%
1990 2,495+1.91%
1999 2,925+1.78%
2007 3,199+1.13%
2012 3,373+1.06%
2017 3,481+0.63%
Source: INSEE

Twinning

Marines has been twinned with the town of Kington in England since 1979. The two places are of a similar population. In Marines there is a residential side-street called "Place Kington", whilst in Kington there is a covered space by the market hall called "Place-de-Marines".

The château de Marines, by Paul Cézanne, 1888-90

Education

Schools in Marines:

  • Ecole maternelle des Murgers (preschool)
  • Ecole élémentaire Paul Cézanne
  • Collège des Hautiers (junior high school)

Trivia

Marines is located next to a village called Us. In the surrounding area, both villages are indicated with signs showing both names listed, which reads as "US MARINES". A regular joke in the region is to make people believe that these signs indicate a nearby U.S Marine Corps base.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. Kington Town Council Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Twin towns
  5. "Les établissements scolaires." Marines, Val-d'Oise. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.

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Communes of the Val-d'Oise department


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