Mériel

Mériel
Mériel
Commune
	The River Oise near Mériel
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mériel
	Mériel Mériel
	Coordinates: 49°04′48″N 2°12′21″E / 49.0800°N 2.2058°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Oise et des Trois Forêts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme François
Area 1	5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population (2022)	5,337
• Density	1,010/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95392 /95630
Elevation	22–95 m (72–312 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Mériel (French pronunciation: [meʁjɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. Mériel station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.

Population

Jean Gabin, actor (1904–1976). Gabin spent his childhood in Mériel where a museum has been dedicated to his life and work.
Fernand Braudel, historian (1902–1985).
Pavlos Pavlidis, musician and poet (resided from 1980 to 1992). Famous for being the singer, lyricist and guitarist for the band Τα Ξύλινα Σπαθιά.