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Country
  
France

Department
  
Val-d'Oise

Intercommunality
  
Trois Vallées du Vexin

Area
  
10.98 km²

Arrondissement
  
Pontoise

Region
  
Île-de-France

Canton
  
Vigny

Population (2007)
  
1,274

Local time
  
Monday 5:59 AM

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 91% Humidity

Us is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France.

Contents

Map of 95450 Us, France

Geography

The village lies in a rural setting in the valley of the River Viosne, some 40 km north-west of Paris, within the Vexin Regional Nature Park. The commune is bordered by those of Ableiges, Marines, Santeuil, and Vigny. The nearest shopping centre is at Marines.

Sights

  • The church of Notre-Dame, parts of which date from the 13th century.
  • The 19th-century Château de Dampont and its park.
  • Transport

    Us has a railway station on the line from Gisors to Pontoise and Paris (Gare Saint-Lazare).

    Education

    The town has a preschool. In 2016 it asked for donations to the school on Facebook.

    Trivia

    Us is located next to a village called Marines. 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

    Us, Val-d'Oise Wikipedia