Vauréal

Located in the department of the Valley of Oise, Vauréal is one of the twelve communes of the Communauté of agglomeration of Cergy-Pontoise. Created under the impulse of the State, this new city was born in 1971 and marked the true starting point of the development of Vauréal. Small village of 800 hearts only fifteen years ago, the common one counts today more than 16.000 inhabitants. They are called Vauréalien () S.

Geography

August 1st The city has a surface of 371 ha of which 48 ha of green areas, plus 54 ha of wooded areas, and counts 52 km of roadway systems.

It extends on Right Bank from the Oise, in the east of the loop which forms the ponds of Cergy-Neuville.

History

The name of the commune comes from Latin vallis regalis , the royal valley.

The existence of a Allée covered on the territory of the commune attests the presence of the man as of the Neolithic . Called in the past Places and dependence of Jouy-le-Moutier, the village is set up in parish in 1252, because of its important population vigneronne. It is in 1656 that Antoine de Guérapin, lord of the village since 1644 and become baron, gives him his current name. The use of this name is generalized only in the middle of the 18th century. Become municipality with the revolution of 1789, Vauréal saw vine growing before suffering from the consequences of the southernmost competition, which had with the development of the Railroad in the middle of the 19th century. The commune is reconverted then into the market gardening and fruit-bearing. It is only in 1971 with the creation of the new city of Cergy-Pontoise that the commune knows a real expansion. In 1984, the first district of the plate (Cheecks) was arranged. The population then increased in an exponential way.

In 2005, important work is launched for the creation of a “Heart of city” which was lacking hitherto with the commune. In addition to the creation of residences, many trade should make their appearance there. Located halfway between the district of Bussie and the Cheecks, the Heart of city should make it possible to make disappear the impression from a city divided into two. March 2007, new the Town hall is inaugurated, the arts center " Antarès" is inaugurated in May 2007. The first section of the real estate scheme was delivered during first half of the year of the same year and the first trade opened in June 2007. Delivery of the second section: at the beginning of 2008. Third section: delivery envisaged in 2009.

Heraldic

Distinguishing mark

The city was youngest a long time of France. Still today, less than 25 years and less than 20 years 50% represent respectively and more than 40% of the population. Vauréal is placed in second position of the youngest cities of France.

Administration

The common one belongs to the jurisdiction of authority, of great authority as well as trade of Pontoise.

Mayors

Political tendencies

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Taxation and budget

August 1st The budget of the commune rises with 32.047.000 euros and INSEE}}

Transport

the network of STIVO serves Vauréal:

: Towards Cergy - the Top and towards Pontoise
: Towards Cergy - Prefecture and Menucourt Taillette
: De Vauréal Siaule towards Cergy - the Top then Cergy - Saint-Christophe
: De Vauréal Cheecks towards Cergy - Prefecture

Of the school bus conveys the pupils of the Vexin to the college Camille Claudel.

Education

Last nine school complexes (Elementary and maternal) exempt teaching with 2000 pupils on average. One counts moreover two colleges and a college of mainstream education, the college Camille Claudel, conceived by Roger Taillibert.

Culture

the arts center Antarès offers three theaters including two with dominant cinematographic.

the Forum organizes concerts (approximately 40 evenings per annum) as well as cultural events (theater, musical comedy, theater workshop, exposures). It also has studios of repetition and recording. Many activities are also organized: theater adult banked-up beds/, dance salsa, English conversation for young people and adults.

the library of the Lady-Gilles offers more than 30.000 works. Work of extension is designed to transform it into media library with DVDthèque, study hall and multi-media space.

the council school of Music has of 12 adapted and soundproofed classrooms and an auditorium of 132 places. 23 disciplines are taught there: djembé with the music computer-assisted.

Sports

inter-commune Swimming pool of the Hautil. It places at the disposal of the swimmers two principal basins, basin of 25m and basin of relaxation with tubes of hydromassage and toboggan, it proposes many activities thus: school of swimming, babies swimmers, Aquagym, swimming adults, initiation with the Water polo, antenatal swimming.

Park of the sports: ground of Athletics with track of 400m, ground of Football of honor, training ground, covered and external Tennis.

Two Gymnasium S: Bussy and Cheecks.

a private sports complex: the center Marcel Paul proposes many sports activities (tennis, tai-chi-chuan, shooting with the arc, gymnastics) and leisures (visual arts,…). The summer, a school of circus is opened to the young people.

Of many sports grounds (grounds of Football, Basketball, Skatepark, Vélocross)

a ground of Baseball used by the vauréalienne team of the Squales, which currently evolves/moves in Main road N1A.

the Golf of Cergy-Vauréal is partly located on the commune.

Worships

Catholic church: The parish of Vauréal is attached to the grouping of Hautil. Two churches, Our-Lady-of-the Assomption and Holy-Claire. Conceived by the Belgian architect Jean Thimble, the latter was devoted in 1995, the bells " Paix" and " Joie" were baptized in December 2005. The masses generally proceed there.
Protestant Church: Church of God in France (evangelic Protestant church).
Muslim community: The construction of a mosque began, in 2007, near the Protestant church. of more than 3500 inhabitants having used the machines to vote.

Henri Menier gave the name of Vauréal to the one of the most important rivers of sound island of Anticosti, with the Canada.

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