Gisors
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Gisors (French pronunciation: [ʒizɔʁ]) is a commune in the French department of Eure, Normandy, France. It is located 62.9 km (39.1 mi) northwest from the centre of Paris.
Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 14,579 inhabitants (2022). This urban area is a satellite town of Paris.
Geography
Gisors is located in the Vexin normand region of Normandy, at the confluence of the rivers Epte, Troesne and Réveillon.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| Historical population | ||
| YearPop.±% p.a.17933,021—18003,650+2.74%18063,277−1.78%18213,339+0.13%18313,533+0.57%18363,364−0.98%18413,624+1.50%18463,616−0.04%18513,653+0.20%18563,694+0.22%18613,654−0.22%18663,573−0.45%18723,834+1.18%18764,047+1.36%18814,362+1.51%18864,359−0.01%18914,462+0.47%18964,681+0.96%19014,861+0.76% | YearPop.±% p.a.19064,888+0.11%19115,508+2.42%19215,494−0.03%19265,564+0.25%19315,868+1.07%19365,867−0.00%19465,078−1.43%19545,670+1.39%19626,398+1.52%19687,329+2.29%19758,069+1.38%19828,732+1.13%19909,481+1.03%199910,882+1.54%200711,677+0.89%201211,283−0.68%201711,537+0.45%202312,410+1.22% | |
| 1793 | 3,021 | — |
| 1800 | 3,650 | +2.74% |
| 1806 | 3,277 | −1.78% |
| 1821 | 3,339 | +0.13% |
| 1831 | 3,533 | +0.57% |
| 1836 | 3,364 | −0.98% |
| 1841 | 3,624 | +1.50% |
| 1846 | 3,616 | −0.04% |
| 1851 | 3,653 | +0.20% |
| 1856 | 3,694 | +0.22% |
| 1861 | 3,654 | −0.22% |
| 1866 | 3,573 | −0.45% |
| 1872 | 3,834 | +1.18% |
| 1876 | 4,047 | +1.36% |
| 1881 | 4,362 | +1.51% |
| 1886 | 4,359 | −0.01% |
| 1891 | 4,462 | +0.47% |
| 1896 | 4,681 | +0.96% |
| 1901 | 4,861 | +0.76% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1906 | 4,888 | +0.11% |
| 1911 | 5,508 | +2.42% |
| 1921 | 5,494 | −0.03% |
| 1926 | 5,564 | +0.25% |
| 1931 | 5,868 | +1.07% |
| 1936 | 5,867 | −0.00% |
| 1946 | 5,078 | −1.43% |
| 1954 | 5,670 | +1.39% |
| 1962 | 6,398 | +1.52% |
| 1968 | 7,329 | +2.29% |
| 1975 | 8,069 | +1.38% |
| 1982 | 8,732 | +1.13% |
| 1990 | 9,481 | +1.03% |
| 1999 | 10,882 | +1.54% |
| 2007 | 11,677 | +0.89% |
| 2012 | 11,283 | −0.68% |
| 2017 | 11,537 | +0.45% |
| 2023 | 12,410 | +1.22% |
| Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2023) |
Transport
The Gisors station is the terminus of a Transilien suburban rail service from the Paris Saint-Lazare station, and of a TER Normandie local service to Serqueux.
Sights
- Château de Gisors, built in the 11th century.
- The Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais parish church is an outstanding monument fusing Gothic and Renaissance architecture.
- A field near Gisors was the site of the Cutting of the elm, a medieval diplomatic incident.
- Château de Boisgeloup, former home and atelier of Pablo Picasso.
- Motte and Castle
- Castle of Gisors
- The so-called Grosse Tour ("Big Tower") of the St-Gervais-St-Protais church was built between 1542 and 1590.
See also
External links
- "Gisors". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.