Creil

Creil
Commune
Quartier St-Médard

Coat of arms
Creil
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Creil
Coordinates: 49°15′30″N 2°29′00″E / 49.2583°N 2.4833°E / 49.2583; 2.4833Coordinates: 49°15′30″N 2°29′00″E / 49.2583°N 2.4833°E / 49.2583; 2.4833
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Oise
Arrondissement Senlis
Canton Creil
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)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
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 [kʁɛj] is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The Gare de Creil is an important railway junction.

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:

Personalities

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    References


    • Media related to Creil at Wikimedia Commons
    • Wikisource "Creil". Encyclopædia Britannica. 7 (11th ed.). 1911.
    • Town hall official website (in French)


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