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Fosses

Fosses is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

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Fosses
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The church of Saint-Étienne, in Fosses
The church of Saint-Étienne, in Fosses
Coat of arms of Fosses
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°05′56″N 2°30′27″E / 49.0989°N 2.5075°E / 49.0989; 2.5075
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementSarcelles
CantonFosses
IntercommunalityCA Roissy Pays de France
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Jacqueline Haesinger1
Area
1
3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)2
10,570
 • Density2,930/km2 (7,580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95250 /95470
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fosses (French pronunciation: [fos] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,209—    
1975 6,453+16.55%
1982 8,832+4.59%
1990 9,620+1.07%
1999 9,998+0.43%
2007 9,701−0.38%
2012 9,582−0.25%
2017 9,679+0.20%
2023 10,570+1.48%
Source: INSEE3

Heraldic

D'azur à la champagne cousue de sinople, à la devise ondée d'argent brochant sur la partition, à l'arbre chimérique du même, le fût arraché et sommé de deux mains, l'une dextre et l'autre senestre, soutenant et supportant une ville d'or, brochant sur le tout.

Translation:Azure champagne sewn Vert, currency wavy Argent surmounting the partition, the tree of the same chimerical, was snatched and ordered the two hands, one dextral and sinistral the other, supporting and supporting a city of gold stitching on the whole.

Education

Schools in Fosses:4

  • Preschools (écoles maternelles): Alphonse Daudet, Alexandre Dumas, La Fontaine, and Frédéric Mistral
  • Elementary schools: Henri Barbusse, Alphonse Daudet, Alexandre Dumas, and Frédéric Mistral
  • Collège Stendhal (junior high schools)
  • Lycée Polyvalent Charles Baudelaire (senior high school)

International relations

Fosses is twinned with:

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  4. "La vie scolaire Archived 2016-07-30 at the Wayback Machine." Fosses. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
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