Saint-Ouen-the Alms is a commune of the Val-d'Oise, located at the edge of the Oise. Its inhabitants are Saint-Ouennais (be).

Geography

Located on left bank of Oise, opposite Pontoise, it was in the beginning an agricultural suburb then (after 1860) working of this one. Today, it belongs to the agglomeration of the new Ville of Cergy-Pontoise. Saint-Ouen-the Aumône shelters since the medium of the Années 1980 one of the most important zones of activities of the agglomeration of Cergy-Pontoise, and perceives for this reason a big part of the Professional tax, giving him a considerable weight within the Community of agglomeration of the New Ville. The city is also located in the middle of several railway networks (towards Creil in North, Argenteuil and Paris in the South) with several stations.

Districts

  • the street of the Leclerc general, located in the prolongation of the bridge of Pontoise, is the traditional commercial street and the most animated artery city.
  • the district of the Meadow was constituted around the new town hall: it comprises the principal services (station, library, cinema, two adjacent stations, gone Sunday). It is undoubtedly most pleasant.
  • the district of the Church, with the Lenôtre park, takes again the site of the medieval village of Maubuisson. It accommodated the first buildings of the city Emmaüs in the Années 1950.
  • the district of Chennevières, built at the end of the Years 1970, wedged between the railway, the highway and the fast track…
  • the district of Peel primarily residential which is next to the industrial park.
  • the district of Maubuisson where one finds the old Abbey and his park as well as the Rotschild foundation.
  • quays of towing in the North and the South of the bridge which connects the city to Pontoise.
  • Saint-Ouen-L' alms obtained a new district around the Gare of Saint-Ouen-the Alms - Jubilation, in 2002. This sector is in the course of finalization. Otherwise called Valley of Jubilation , this district has its own discussion forum. The coach station, stuck to the station of Jubilation, saw the day with the autumn 2006. The Valley of Jubilation should increase at the horizon 2010. The zone has several trade: a bakery, a grocer, a pizzeria, a bar/restaurant/not station, a videoclub and a hairdresser. A pharmacy and an analysis laboratory are also at disposal, without forgetting the elementary school and its crib.

History

The village was founded at the point of meeting of the Chaussée Jules-César, way Roman of Lutèce to Lillebonne, and of the course of the Oise.

The origin of the name of the city comes from Saint Ouen, adviser of Dagobert Ier and bishop of Rouen, whose skin rested in this place during one night in 683; and of Alms, district of the maladrery Saint-Lazare at the 12th century. However, starting from this date and until the 18th century, it is name of Maubuisson which one indicates this territory. The village, depending politically and militarily on Pontoise, saw in the facts around the royal abbey founded by Blanche of Castille, and the economic activity and medical which the nuns deploy.

In second half of the 19th century, the borough profits from the Rural migration and, around factories of joinery and mechanics, sees its population reaching the 3000 inhabitants little before the First World War. The city also profited from the early development of the Railroad of Paris towards Pontoise.

After the Second world war, several bars of buildings were built to face the housing shortage, and this movement still developed since the Années 1970 with the decision to create a new Ville with Cergy. If this initiative of Town and country planning, intended to defuse the growth of Paris, had beneficial effects with the economic plan for the city, it on the other hand durably unbalanced it in the plan of the structure of the districts, and Saint-Ouen-the Alms, in spite of various attempts since the end of the year 1970, always seeks a true downtown area.

Located near Paris, very comfortably served by several means of transport, Saint-Ouen-the Alms will probably see his population continuing to increase.

Heraldic

Administration

Its mayor is currently Alain Richard (P.S.), former minister for Defense, thus president of the Court of Auditors of the National Assembly.

Safety

The rate of criminality of the district of police force of Cergy (including Pontoise, Saint-Ouen-the Alms, Osny, Éragny and Pierrelaye) is of 110,62 acts for 1000 inhabitants (crimes and offenses, figures 2005) what locates it in second position in the Val-d'Oise behind Enghien-the-Baths, largely beyond average the main road (83/1000) and secondary road (88,15/1000). The rate of resolution of the businesses by the police services is of 30,46%, slightly higher than the average of the department of 28,83%.

Demography

Saint-Ouen-L' Alms is a young city: 75% of its population have less than 45 years.

Economy

The city is equipped with the greatest regrouping of SME - SME of Europe, with a whole of three parks of activities cash 650 companies. The port activity (cereal traffic) profits rather in Saint-Ouen-the Alms that with the other communes from the agglomeration from Cergy-Pontoise.

Monuments and places of visit

  • the Abbaye of Maubuisson (13th century) is classified historic building;

  • Barn-with-Said it, appendix of the abbey;
  • the Lenotre park and its old pigeon.
  • Castle of peel (in ruin)

Culture

  • Located Place Mendès-France , the independent Cinéma Utopia proposes classified films Art and Essai

  • Saint-Ouen Alms is twinned with the town of Fano which is located in Italy in the province of Steps on the Adriatique coast.
  • the city accommodates the Départemental museum of Education
  • theater UVOL (neighborhood house of Chennevières) and the Unforeseen one (23 rue du Général Leclerc) propose many spectacles with the inhabitants of Saint-Ouen alms

Stations

The city has a total of 5 railway stations (order since Pontoise):

  • 1 - Saint-Ouen-the Alms which makes it possible to join the Station of North

    • 2 - Épluches
      • 3 - Bridge-Small which is on the Pontoise line - Persan - Beaumont.
    • 4 - Saint-Ouen-the Alms - Jubilation
  • 5 - Saint-Ouen-the Alms - District of the Church which allows rejoindret the station Saint- Lazare

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