Ermont () is a commune in the

Val-d'Oise Val-d'Oise (, "Vale of the Oise") is a department in the Île-de-France region, Northern France. It was created in 1968 following the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. In 2019, Val-d'Oise had a population of 1,249,674.< ...

department, in the northern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris. It has around 28,000 inhabitants, which makes Ermont one of the most important cities in Val d'Oise. Ermont has experienced rapid urbanization thanks to railway transport and industrialization, with the population of Ermont being just 9000 after the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

to now more than 28,000.

Population

Transport

Ermont is served by

Ermont–Eaubonne station Ermont–Eaubonne is a railway station between Ermont and Eaubonne, in the department of Val-d'Oise, France. It is an interchange station for commuter traffic in the northwestern suburbs of Paris. It is situated on the railway from Paris to Po ...

which is an interchange station on Paris

RER line C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwee ...

, on the

Transilien Paris-Nord Transilien Paris-Nord is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare du Nord in central Paris, and serve the north-west and north-east of Île-de-France region with Transilien lines ...

suburban rail line, and on the

Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris and serve the north and north-west of Île-de-France region with Transilien ...

suburban rail line. Ermont is also served by

Cernay station Cernay is a railway station in the commune of Ermont (Val-d'Oise department), France. The station is served by trains of the Paris Nord line H and the RER C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional ...

which is an interchange station on Paris

and on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line. Finally, Ermont is also served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line: Ermont-Halte and Gros Noyer–Saint-Prix.

Personalities

Anita Conti Anita Conti (; ''née'' Caracotchian) (17 May 1899 – 25 December 1997) was a French-Armenian explorer and photographer, and the first female Oceanography, oceanographer in her country. Between the two World war, World Wars, she began drawing th ...

, explorer and photographer, *

Marc Foucan Marc Foucan (born 14 October 1971 in Ermont, France) is a French athlete who specialises in the 400 meters. Foucan competed in the men's 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XX ...

, athlete *

Yvonne Lefébure Yvonne Lefébure (29 June 1898, Ermont – 23 January 1986, Paris) was a French pianist and teacher. Born in Ermont, she studied with Alfred Cortot at the Conservatoire de Paris, taking a ''premier prix'' in piano and numerous other subjects. She ...

, concert pianist and teacher * Pierre Leyris, translator *

Landing Sané Landing Sané (born 19 December 1990) is a French-Senegalsese professional basketball player for Stade Malien for the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Professional career On 29 September 2017, Sané signed a three-month contract with Pallacanestro ...

, basketball player *

DJ Snake William Sami Étienne Grigahcine (born 13 June 1986), known by his stage name DJ Snake, is a French DJ and record producer. He was first credited with production work on several singles for other artists—including " Shut It Down" by Pitbull an ...

, DJ and record producer *

Alice Taglioni Alice Taglioni (born 26 July 1976) is a French actress. Personal life Alice Taglioni was born in Ermont, Val-d'Oise. She is the daughter of an Italian man from Lombardy. She was Miss Corsica in 1996, but refused to participate in the election ...

, actress

Twin towns - sister cities

Ermont is twinned with: *

Adria Adria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po River, Po. The remains of the Etruria, Etruscan city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below ...

, Italy *

Banbury Banbury is an historic market town and civil parish on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, South East England. The parish had a population of 54,335 at the 2021 Census. Banbury is a significant commercial and retail centre for the surrounding ...

, England, United Kingdom *

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, Germany * Loja, Spain * Longwan (Wenzhou), China *

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, Belgium *

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, Poland

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