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Marines (French pronunciation: [maʁin] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
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".
Education
Schools in Marines:[5]
- Ecole maternelle des Murgers (preschool)
- Ecole élémentaire Paul Cézanne
- Collège des Hautiers (junior high school)
Trivia
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
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Kington Town Council Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine Twin towns
- ^ "Les établissements scolaires." Marines, Val-d'Oise. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (in English)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
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