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Creil

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Oise

Area
  
11.09 km²

Local time
  
Friday 1:29 PM

Arrondissement
  
Senlis

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
33,837 (2007)

Number of airports
  
1

Creil httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Canton
  
Creil-Sud and Creil-Nogent-sur-Oise

Intercommunality
  
Agglomération creilloise

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SE at 16 km/h, 61% Humidity

Creil is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Contents

Map of Creil, France

History

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.

International relations

Creil is twinned with:

  • Marl, Germany
  • Borough of Pendle, United Kingdom
  • Chorzów, Poland
  • Bethlehem, Palestinian National Authority
  • Dakhla, Morocco
  • Personalities

  • Jean-Francois Christophe footballer
  • Fabe Dia athlete
  • Lynel Kitambala footballer
  • Louis-Gabriel Le Brun, French engineer
  • Paccelis Morlende basketball player
  • References

    Creil Wikipedia