Mériel

Commune in Île-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jérôme François^[1]Area5.31 km² (2.05 sq mi)Population5,213 • Density980/km² (2,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation22–95 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.

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,436	—
1975	3,115	+3.57%
1982	3,351	+1.05%
1990	3,985	+2.19%
1999	4,062	+0.21%
2007	4,370	+0.92%
2012	4,765	+1.75%
2017	5,083	+1.30%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable residents

• 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.

Town twinning

Mériel is twinned with:

• Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

References

External links

• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Official website (in French)
• Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)