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Saint-Prix (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁi] ⓘ) is a French commune located in the Val-d'Oise department, in the Île-de-France region.
Saint-Prix | |
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The Rue de Rubelles, in Saint-Prix | |
![]() Location of Saint-Prix | |
| Coordinates: 49°00′58″N 2°16′00″E / 49.0161°N 2.2667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-d'Oise |
| Arrondissement | Sarcelles |
| Canton | Domont |
| Intercommunality | CA Plaine Vallée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Céline Villecourt[1] |
Area 1 | 7.93 km2 (3.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,612 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 95574 /95390 |
| Elevation | 57–193 m (187–633 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |

Its inhabitants are called Saint-Prissians.
The commune is located 15 km to the north of Paris, on the southern flank of the vast butte-témoin bearing the forest of Montmorency.[3] It overlooks the Montmorency valley.
The Hellenist, epigrapher and archaeologist Bernard Haussoullier (1852–1926) died in Saint-Prix.
Etymology
editAttested as Turnus in 1175, Tour or Tourn, To or Torn in 1193, Tou in 1648, Thou in 1691.
Formerly "Thor" or "Thür", of Germanic origin (compare Thor), the village owes its current name to the Auvergne saint Praejectus martyred in 676 AD, whose relics were deposited in a priory established by monks who had received them from Jean de Tour, treasurer of the Temple of Paris. Pilgrimages to the relics of Saint-Prix thence progressed, and the name "Saint-Prix" appears in 1536.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,302 | — |
| 1975 | 5,435 | +3.40% |
| 1982 | 4,981 | −1.24% |
| 1990 | 5,623 | +1.53% |
| 1999 | 6,767 | +2.08% |
| 2007 | 7,245 | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 7,214 | −0.09% |
| 2017 | 7,158 | −0.16% |
| 2023 | 7,612 | +1.03% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editSources
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "The Montmorency national forest: transport | Transilien". www.transilien.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)
