Presles, Val-d'Oise

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Presles

(2023–2026) Céline Caudron^[1]Area

9.95 km² (3.84 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,970 • Density400/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

95504 /95590

Elevation26–210 m (85–689 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Presles (French pronunciation: [pʁɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise département in Île-de-France in northern France. Presles–Courcelles station has rail connections to Persan, Sarcelles and Paris.

History

The lordship of Presles was held by Pierre the Fat, chamberlain of King Philip IV of France, in the late 13th century.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,450	—
1975	2,927	+2.57%
1982	3,117	+0.90%
1990	3,566	+1.70%
1999	3,728	+0.49%
2007	3,827	+0.33%
2012	3,701	−0.67%
2017	3,904	+1.07%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Inhabitants are known as Preslois (male) or Presloises (female) in French.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Presles (Val-d'Oise).

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