Country France Department Val-d'Oise Intercommunality Val de Viosne Area 8.26 km² Local time Monday 3:16 AM | Region Île-de-France Canton Marines Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 2,925 (1999) Arrondissement Pontoise | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Marines is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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Map of 95640 Marines, France
Twinning
Marines has been twinned with the town of Kington in England since 1979. The two places are of a similar population. In Marines there is a residential side-street called "Place Kington", whilst in Kington there is a covered space by the market hall called "Place-de-Marines".
Education
Schools in Marines:
Trivia
Marines is located next to a village called Us. In the surrounding area, both villages are indicated with signs showing both names listed, which reads as "US MARINES". A regular joke in the region is to make people believe that these signs indicate a nearby U.S Marine Corps base.
References
Marines, Val-d'Oise Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA