Creil
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Creil | ||
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Quartier St-Médard
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Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy | |
Department | Oise | |
Arrondissement | Senlis | |
Canton | Creil-Sud and Creil-Nogent-sur-Oise | |
Intercommunality | Agglomération creilloise | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Villemain | |
Area1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) | |
Population (2012)2 | 33,936 | |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi) | |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
Contents
History
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.
International relations
Creil is twinned with:
- Marl, Germany
- Borough of Pendle, United Kingdom
- Chorzów, Poland
- Bethlehem, Palestinian National Authority
- Dakhla, Morocco
Personalities
- Jean-Francois Christophe footballer
- Fabe Dia athlete
- Lynel Kitambala footballer
- fr , French engineer
- Paccelis Morlende basketball player
See also
References
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Creil. |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Creil. |
- Town hall official website (French)
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