Creil [kʁɛj] is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.[3] The Creil station is an important railway junction.
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Coordinates: 49°15′30″N 2°29′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Oise |
Arrondissement | Senlis |
Canton | Creil |
Intercommunality | CA Creil Sud Oise |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Villemain[1] |
Area 1 | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) |
Population | 36,169 |
• Density | 3,300/km2 (8,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 60175 /60100 |
Elevation | 26–129 m (85–423 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging to a Gaulish fortress or protected camp.
The city itself is mentioned for the first time in a 633 AD document.
The Château de Creil is recorded from the 7th century.
There are some traces of a castle in which Charles VI resided during the period of his madness, c. 1390. Creil played a part of some importance in the wars of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.[4]
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Creil is twinned with:[7]
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