Fosses

Summary

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

Fosses
The church of Saint-Étienne, in Fosses
The church of Saint-Étienne, in Fosses
Coat of arms of Fosses
Location of Fosses
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Fosses
Fosses
Fosses is located in Île-de-France (region)
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Fosses
Coordinates: 49°05′56″N 2°30′27″E / 49.0989°N 2.5075°E / 49.0989; 2.5075
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementSarcelles
CantonFosses
IntercommunalityCA Roissy Pays de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Barros[1]
Area
1
3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
9,929
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95250 /95470
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,209—    
1975 6,453+16.55%
1982 8,832+4.59%
1990 9,620+1.07%
1999 9,998+0.43%
2007 9,701−0.38%
2012 9,582−0.25%
2017 9,679+0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Heraldic edit

 

D'azur à la champagne cousue de sinople, à la devise ondée d'argent brochant sur la partition, à l'arbre chimérique du même, le fût arraché et sommé de deux mains, l'une dextre et l'autre senestre, soutenant et supportant une ville d'or, brochant sur le tout.

Translation:Azure champagne sewn Vert, currency wavy Argent surmounting the partition, the tree of the same chimerical, was snatched and ordered the two hands, one dextral and sinistral the other, supporting and supporting a city of gold stitching on the whole.

Education edit

Schools in Fosses:[4]

  • Preschools (écoles maternelles): Alphonse Daudet, Alexandre Dumas, La Fontaine, and Frédéric Mistral
  • Elementary schools: Henri Barbusse, Alphonse Daudet, Alexandre Dumas, and Frédéric Mistral
  • Collège Stendhal (junior high schools)
  • Lycée Polyvalent Charles Baudelaire (senior high school)

International relations edit

Fosses is twinned with:

See also edit

References edit

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "La vie scolaire." Fosses. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Retrieved 2013-08-25.

External links edit

  • Official website Archived 2006-04-02 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  • Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • Land use (IAURIF)
  • Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)