Viarmes (French pronunciation: [vjaʁm] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Viarmes station has rail connections to Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris.

Viarmes
Town hall in the château de Viarmes
Town hall in the château de Viarmes
Coat of arms of Viarmes
Location of Viarmes
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Viarmes is located in France
Viarmes
Viarmes
Viarmes is located in Île-de-France (region)
Viarmes
Viarmes
Coordinates: 49°07′43″N 2°22′16″E / 49.1286°N 2.3711°E / 49.1286; 2.3711
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementSarcelles
CantonFosses
IntercommunalityCarnelle Pays de France
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Dupont[1][2]
Area
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8.19 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
5,386
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95652 /95270
Elevation28–154 m (92–505 ft)
Websiteviarmes.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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During the Middle Ages, Viarmes was a lordship (seigneur de Viarmes) held by Pierre the Fat and Pierre the Younger, both chamberlains of King Philip IV of France.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,625—    
1975 3,303+3.34%
1982 3,871+2.29%
1990 4,315+1.37%
1999 4,681+0.91%
2007 4,767+0.23%
2012 5,230+1.87%
2017 5,175−0.21%
Source: INSEE[4]

Twin towns

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Viarmes is currently twinned with Tubbercurry in County Sligo, Ireland.[5] Viarmes is also twinned with Morcote, an Italian-speaking town in Switzerland.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ L'équipe Municipale, Ville de Viarmes, accessed 10 March 2021
  2. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "Tobar an Choire twinning committee". Tubbercurry Exchange Committee. June 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  6. ^ Discover Morcote, Morcote official website.
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