Auvers-sur-Oise
Auvers-sur-Oise | |
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The Château d'Auvers, also Château de Léry, built in the 17th–18th centuries | |
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Location of Auvers-sur-Oise | |
Auvers-sur-Oise Auvers-sur-Oise | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′21″N 2°10′30″E / 49.0725°N 2.1750°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Pontoise |
| Canton | Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône |
| Intercommunality | CC Sausseron Impressionnistes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Mézières |
Area 1 | 12.69 km2 (4.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 6,863 |
| • Density | 540.8/km2 (1,401/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Auversois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95039 /95430 |
| Elevation | 21–111 m (69–364 ft) |
| Website | ville-auverssuroise.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Auvers-sur-Oise (French pronunciation: [ovɛr syr waz] ⓘ, lit. 'Auvers-on-Oise') is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, on the northwestern outskirts of Paris, France. It is located 27.2 km (16.9 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most prominent being Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). This was the place where van Gogh died and where he and his brother, Theo, were buried.