Groslay
Encyclopedia
Groslay is a commune
in the Val-d'Oise
department in Île-de-France
in northern France
. It is located 15 km north of Paris
, the capital.
, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
, Sarcelles
, Deuil-la-Barre
and Montmagny
.
, that means "terrain with pebbles". The nature of the soil was particularly favorable for wine growing, which was exploited here from antiquity until the late 19th century phylloxera epidemic.
The name was first mentioned in an act of donations from the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 862
. The first master of Groslay was Odon or Éudes of Groslay in the late 11th century. In the 13th century, the village became a fief of the House of Montmorency, in the 17th century of the House of Condé.
The commune was essentially about wine which was produced until the early 20th century. Groslay has seen similar developments as neighbouring Montmorency
: construction of country houses in the 18th century, middle class houses in the 19th century, and garden city urbanization in the 20th century.
Groslay hasn't been subjected to large scale urbanization in the 1960s
and the 1970s
unlike many of its neighbours. The municipal park and the square in front of the town hall were completely renovated in 2007.
of Montmorency, and the business court of Pontoise
..
including Montmagny and Groslay was 81.11 per 10,000 people in 2005 and was slightly lower than the national level (83/1000) and the department level (88.15/1000).
Paris-Nord, a branch of Paris-Nord Persan- Beaumont/Luzarches. The station also serves with a train every 15 minutes. It is served every 30 minutes during the weekend (around 8:30 PM). Around 15 to 17 minutes heads to a part of Nord station.
The commune is served at line 95.02 with the CIF (Montmorency-Charles de Gaulle International Airport).
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise
Val-d'Oise is a French department, created in 1968 after the split of the Seine-et-Oise department and located in the Île-de-France region. In local slang, it is known as "quatre-vingt quinze" or "neuf cinq"...
department in Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 15 km north of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, the capital.
Boundaries
The commune is bounded with MontmorencyMontmorency, Val-d'Oise
Montmorency is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Montmorency was the fief of the Montmorency family, one of the oldest and most distinguished families of the French nobility...
, Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-Famous residents:* The surrealist Paul Éluard lived in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt, and invited several future surrealists to his home including Max Ernst, André Breton and Robert Desnos.* American...
, Sarcelles
Sarcelles
Sarcelles is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Sarcelles is a sub-prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Sarcelles....
, Deuil-la-Barre
Deuil-la-Barre
Deuil-la-Barre is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:Originally called simply Deuil, the name of the commune became officially Deuil-la-Barre on 7 December 1952.-History:...
and Montmagny
Montmagny, Val-d'Oise
Montmagny is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.-Transport:The north of Montmagny is served by the Gare de Deuil-Montmagny station and the south by the Gare d'Epinay-Villetaneuse station, both on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail...
.
History
The name comes from Graua, a Gaulish wordGaulish language
The Gaulish language is an extinct Celtic language that was spoken by the Gauls, a people who inhabited the region known as Gaul from the Iron Age through the Roman period...
, that means "terrain with pebbles". The nature of the soil was particularly favorable for wine growing, which was exploited here from antiquity until the late 19th century phylloxera epidemic.
The name was first mentioned in an act of donations from the Abbey of Saint-Denis in 862
862
Year 862 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* Ashot I becomes the first king of Armenia's Bagratuni dynasty.* Aed Finliath is crowned High King of Ireland....
. The first master of Groslay was Odon or Éudes of Groslay in the late 11th century. In the 13th century, the village became a fief of the House of Montmorency, in the 17th century of the House of Condé.
The commune was essentially about wine which was produced until the early 20th century. Groslay has seen similar developments as neighbouring Montmorency
Montmorency, Val-d'Oise
Montmorency is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Montmorency was the fief of the Montmorency family, one of the oldest and most distinguished families of the French nobility...
: construction of country houses in the 18th century, middle class houses in the 19th century, and garden city urbanization in the 20th century.
Groslay hasn't been subjected to large scale urbanization in the 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
and the 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
unlike many of its neighbours. The municipal park and the square in front of the town hall were completely renovated in 2007.
Administration
Groslay falls under the jurisdiction of the civil courtTribunal d'instance
In France, the Tribunal d'instance , is a judicial inferior court of record of first instance for general civil suits and includes a criminal division, the Police Court , which hears cases of misdemeanors or summary offences...
of Montmorency, and the business court of Pontoise
Pontoise
Pontoise is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise.-Administration:...
..
Security
The crime rate in Deuil-la-BarreDeuil-la-Barre
Deuil-la-Barre is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:Originally called simply Deuil, the name of the commune became officially Deuil-la-Barre on 7 December 1952.-History:...
including Montmagny and Groslay was 81.11 per 10,000 people in 2005 and was slightly lower than the national level (83/1000) and the department level (88.15/1000).
Transportation
Groslay is served with its station with TransilienTransilien
The Transilien is the brand name for suburban railway services of the SNCF-owned railway network operating within the Île-de-France région...
Paris-Nord, a branch of Paris-Nord Persan- Beaumont/Luzarches. The station also serves with a train every 15 minutes. It is served every 30 minutes during the weekend (around 8:30 PM). Around 15 to 17 minutes heads to a part of Nord station.
The commune is served at line 95.02 with the CIF (Montmorency-Charles de Gaulle International Airport).