Us, Val-d'Oise

Us

The church in Us

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Us

Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 1°58′00″E / 49.1006°N 1.9667°E / 49.1006; 1.9667Coordinates: 49°06′02″N 1°58′00″E / 49.1006°N 1.9667°E / 49.1006; 1.9667
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement Pontoise
Canton Vigny
Intercommunality Trois Vallées du Vexin
Government
  Mayor (2008–2014) Édith Andouvlie
Area1 10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (2007)2 1,274
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 95625 / 95450
Elevation 40–55 m (131–180 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 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.

Us is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.

Geography

The village lies in a rural setting in the valley of the River Viosne, some 40 km north-west of Paris, within the Vexin Regional Nature Park. The commune is bordered by those of Ableiges, Marines, Santeuil, and Vigny. The nearest shopping centre is at Marines.

Sights

Transport

Us has a railway station on the line from Gisors to Pontoise and Paris (Gare Saint-Lazare).

Education

The town has a preschool. In 2016 it asked for donations to the school on Facebook.[1]

Trivia

Us is located next to a village called Marines. 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

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