How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back

Marly-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [maʁli la vil] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France, 25 km north of Paris.

History

Thomas-François Dalibard lived at 15 rue du Colonel Fabien, a classical eighteenth-century mansion. He was a naturalist and a disciple of Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon. He translated and published the works of Carl Linnaeus thus introducing Linnaean nomenclature in France. Also a devoted physicist, he tested the experimental ideas of Benjamin Franklin at his house, completing the first capture electrical charge from lightning. Thus, the lightning rod was born at Marly-la-Ville.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,987—    
1975 2,419+2.85%
1982 5,078+11.18%
1990 5,128+0.12%
1999 5,696+1.17%
2007 5,549−0.33%
2012 5,531−0.06%
2017 5,677+0.52%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  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. ^ Cf. En pays de France, op. cit., p. 483-484.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


Categories
Table of Contents