Creil (French pronunciation: [kʁɛj]) is a commune in the Oise department, northern France.[3] The Creil station is an important railway junction.
Creil | |
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![]() Quartier St-Médard | |
Coordinates: 49°15′30″N 2°29′00″E / 49.2583°N 2.4833°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Oise |
Arrondissement | Senlis |
Canton | Creil |
Intercommunality | CA Creil Sud Oise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Villemain[1] |
Area 1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 36,106 |
• Density | 3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
History
editThis article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2021) |
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.
The Château de Creil is recorded from the 7th century.
There are some traces of a castle in which Charles VI resided during the period of his madness, c. 1390. Creil played a part of some importance in the wars of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.[4]
Population
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
International relations
editCreil is twinned with:[7]
Marl, Germany
Pendle, England, United Kingdom
Chorzów, Poland
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
Nabadji Civol, Senegal
Ouro Sogui, Senegal
Nefta, Tunisia
Dakhla, Western Sahara
Personalities
edit- Houssen Abderrahmane, footballer
- Simon Banza, footballer
- Jean-François Christophe, footballer
- Fabé Dia, athlete
- Michel Chion, French film theorist and composer of experimental music
- Steve Furtado, footballer
- Helene Geoffroy, politician
- Keblack, rapper
- Lynel Kitambala, footballer
- Louis-Gabriel Le Brun , French engineer
- Johann Lion, former footballer
- Paccelis Morlende, basketball player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 402.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Creil, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Relations internationales". creil.fr (in French). Creil. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
External links
editMedia related to Creil at Wikimedia Commons
- Town hall official website Archived 10 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
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