Grandvilliers (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃vilje][3][4] or [ɡʁɑ̃vije];[5][6] Picard: Grandviyé) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Grandvilliers station has rail connections to Beauvais and Le Tréport.

Grandvilliers
The church in Grandvilliers
The church in Grandvilliers
Coat of arms of Grandvilliers
Location of Grandvilliers
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Grandvilliers is located in France
Grandvilliers
Grandvilliers
Grandvilliers is located in Hauts-de-France
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Grandvilliers
Coordinates: 49°40′01″N 1°56′30″E / 49.6669°N 1.9417°E / 49.6669; 1.9417
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementBeauvais
CantonGrandvilliers
IntercommunalityPicardie Verte
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2026) Frédéric Douchet[1]
Area
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6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,786
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60286 /60210
Elevation177–204 m (581–669 ft)
(avg. 193 m or 633 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,350—    
1975 2,661+1.79%
1982 2,690+0.15%
1990 2,761+0.33%
1999 2,893+0.52%
2007 3,056+0.69%
2012 3,005−0.34%
2017 2,940−0.44%
Source: INSEE[7]

Twinning

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In 2004, the town was twinned with the Irish town of Athy in the south-west of County Kildare.[8] The Irish twinning committee is named "La Balad'Irlandaise",[9] and official visits take place every two years, while musical and student exchanges take place more regularly.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Oise : à Granvilliers, un triathlon pour prévenir les enfants contre l'oisiveté et le surpoids, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
  4. ^ Election du maire et ses adjoints à Grandvilliers, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
  5. ^ Ouverture du magasin Gamm vert de Grandvilliers, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
  6. ^ Comité Miss Canton Grandvilliers - Marche des Anges 2021, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 July 2021
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. ^ "Twin Towns love story: Kildare woman marries French man she met through Athy-Grandvilliers link". Leinster Leader. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Comité de Jumelage La Balad'Irlandaise". grandvilliers.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2021.