Marines (French pronunciation: [maʁin] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

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The town hall of Marines
The town hall of Marines
Coat of arms of Marines
Location of Marines
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Marines is located in France
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Marines is located in Île-de-France (region)
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Coordinates: 49°08′45″N 1°59′04″E / 49.1458°N 1.9844°E / 49.1458; 1.9844
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementPontoise
CantonPontoise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nadine Ninot[1]
Area
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8.26 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,422
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95370 /95640
Elevation90–204 m (295–669 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 2,021—    
1975 2,074+0.37%
1982 2,144+0.48%
1990 2,495+1.91%
1999 2,925+1.78%
2007 3,199+1.13%
2012 3,373+1.06%
2017 3,481+0.63%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twinning

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Marines has been twinned with the town of Kington in England since 1979.[4] The two places are of a similar population. In Marines there is a residential side-street called "Place Kington", whilst in Kington there is a covered space by the market hall called "Place-de-Marines".

 
The château de Marines, by Paul Cézanne, 1888-90

Education

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Schools in Marines:[5]

  • Ecole maternelle des Murgers (preschool)
  • Ecole élémentaire Paul Cézanne
  • Collège des Hautiers (junior high school)

Trivia

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Marines is located next to a village called Us. In the surrounding area, both villages are indicated with signs showing both names listed, which reads as "US MARINES". A regular joke in the region is to make people believe that these signs indicate a nearby U.S Marine Corps base.[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. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Kington Town Council Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Twin towns
  5. ^ "Les établissements scolaires." Marines, Val-d'Oise. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
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