Vétheuil

Vétheuil

Notre-Dame

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Vétheuil

Coordinates: 49°03′52″N 1°42′14″E / 49.0644°N 1.7039°E / 49.0644; 1.7039Coordinates: 49°03′52″N 1°42′14″E / 49.0644°N 1.7039°E / 49.0644; 1.7039
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement Pontoise
Canton Magny-en-Vexin
Intercommunality Vexin Val de Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Dominique Herpin-Poulenat
Area1 4.30 km2 (1.66 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 881
 • Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 95651 / 95510
Elevation 9–150 m (30–492 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vétheuil is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. Vétheuil is located in the arrondissement of Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department.

Personalities

Impressionist painter Claude Monet lived in Vétheuil from 1878 to 1881, during which time he produced some 150 paintings. Joan Mitchell moved to Vetheuil in 1959 where she productively made many abstract works.

See also

References

    Claude Monet: Vétheuil-sur-Seine
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