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Country
  
France

Department
  
Eure

Intercommunality
  
Gisors-Epte-Lévrière

Area
  
16.67 km²

Arrondissement
  
Les Andelys

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Gisors

Population (2008)
  
11,681

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:35 AM

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 100% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Château de Gisors, Lavoir de Gisors, Chapelle de la Léproseri

Gisors is a commune of Normandy, France. It is located 62.9 km (39.1 mi) northwest from the centre of Paris.

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Map of 27140 Gisors, France

Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 12,669 inhabitants (1999 census). 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 Epte, Troesne and Réveillon rivers .

Transport

The Gisors-Embranchement station is the terminus of a Transilien suburban rail service from the Paris Saint-Lazare station.

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.

    • References

    Gisors Wikipedia
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