Chars
Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chars (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁ] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the regional nature park of Vexin.
Chars | |
|---|---|
 The church in Chars | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Chars  | |
  Chars  Chars | |
| Coordinates: 49°09′41″N 1°56′17″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Pontoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Evelyne Bossu[1] |
Area 1 | 16.71 km2 (6.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,028 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95142 /95750 |
| Elevation | 55–174 m (180–571 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,266 | — |
| 1975 | 1,435 | +1.81% |
| 1982 | 1,329 | −1.09% |
| 1990 | 1,519 | +1.68% |
| 1999 | 1,721 | +1.40% |
| 2007 | 1,772 | +0.37% |
| 2012 | 1,935 | +1.78% |
| 2017 | 2,110 | +1.75% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Chars has a single preschool, école maternelle des Tournesols,[4] and a single elementary school, ecole elementaire de chars.[5]
There is a vocational high school, Lycée professionnel régional du Vexin.[6]
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