Country France Department Val-d'Oise Intercommunality Roissy Pays de France Area 8.62 km² Local time Monday 1:38 PM | Region Île-de-France Canton Goussainville Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 5,696 (1999) Arrondissement Sarcelles | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Marly-la-Ville is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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Map of Marly-la-Ville, France
History
Thomas-François Dalibard lived at 15 rue du Colonel Fabien, a classical eighteenth century mansion. He was a naturalist and a disciple of Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon. He translated and published the works of Carl Linnaeus thus introducing Linnaean nomenclature in France. Also a devoted physicist, he tested the experimental ideas of Benjamin Franklin at his house, completing the first capture electrical charge from lightning. Thus, the lightning rod was born at Marly-la-Ville.
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