Us, Val-d'Oise

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Us

|commune status = Commune

|image = Us - Eglise 01.jpg

|caption = The church in Us

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Us (Val-d'Oise).svg

|arrondissement = Pontoise

|canton = Pontoise

|INSEE = 95625

|postal code = 95450

|mayor = Jhony Bourgin{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Vexin Centre

|coordinates = {{coord|49.1006|1.9667|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 50

|elevation min m = 40

|elevation max m = 55

|area km2 = 10.98

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

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Us ({{IPA|fr|ys|-|Fr-Paris--Us.ogg}}) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.

Geography

The village lies in a rural setting in the valley of the River Viosne, some 40 km north-west of Paris, within the Vexin Regional Nature Park. The commune is bordered by those of Ableiges, Marines, Santeuil, and Vigny. The nearest shopping centre is at Marines.

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, parts of which date from the 13th century.
  • The 19th-century Château de Dampont and its park.

Transport

Us has a railway station on the line from Gisors to Pontoise and Paris (Gare Saint-Lazare).

Education

The town has a preschool. In 2016 it asked for donations to the school on Facebook.{{cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/us-95450/le-village-d-us-lance-un-appel-aux-dons-pour-son-ecole-maternelle-07-06-2015-4841425.php|title=Le village d'Us lance un appel aux dons pour son école maternelle|newspaper=Le Parisien|date=2016-06-07|access-date=2016-09-06|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914115629/http://www.leparisien.fr/us-95450/le-village-d-us-lance-un-appel-aux-dons-pour-son-ecole-maternelle-07-06-2015-4841425.php|archive-date=2016-09-14}} ()

See also

References

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