Vaujours
Vaujours | |
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Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°34′00″E / 48.9333°N 2.5667°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Le Raincy |
Canton | Tremblay-en-France |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Bailly[1] |
Area 1 | 3.78 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,478 |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 93074 /93410 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Vaujours (French pronunciation:
History and Heritage
The commune is mentioned in documents predating the 9th century. In archives from the twelfth century, it is named as Vallis Jost and Vaujoi, from the Latin for 'valley of joy'. Around the year 1100, the land belonged to Étienne de Senlis, archdeacon of
At the end of the 18th century Saint Nicholas Church was constructed. This building still houses the treasures of sacred art, in particular an 18th-century painting representing the baptism of Christ, and a tabernacle from the seventeenth century. Until the start of the 20th century the village of Vaujours was largely controlled by the Pailleux family. The funerary flagstones of the family of the Master who ruled the village from 1760 to 1840 can also be seen in the church.
In 1844, the 18th-century mansion known as château de Vaujours was converted into Fénelon Horticultural School. Named after the celebrated French writer
Vaujours was also a strategic point during the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914, one of the most important battles of the First World War.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,748 | — |
1975 | 4,726 | −0.07% |
1982 | 4,885 | +0.47% |
1990 | 5,214 | +0.82% |
1999 | 5,570 | +0.74% |
2007 | 6,047 | +1.03% |
2012 | 6,834 | +2.48% |
2017 | 7,030 | +0.57% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Heraldry
The arms of Vaujours are blazoned : Azure, a bend embattled-counterembattled Or, on a chief azure an escarbuncle fleury Or.
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Transport
Although Vaujours does not have its own station on the Parisian rail network, it is served by
Education
Schools in the commune:[4]
- Two public preschools/nursery schools (maternelles): La Fontaine and Les Marlières
- Two public elementary schools: Paul Bert and Jules Ferry
- One public junior high school: Henri IV
- A private school from elementary to senior high: Fénelon - Vaujours
Twin towns
- Court-Saint-Étienne, Belgium
- Tamworth, England
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "L’enseignement à Vaujours." Vaujours. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
External links
- Home page (in French)