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Cergy
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean.
At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Cergy is a community in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 27.8 kilometers from the center of Paris, in the new city of Cergy-Pontoise and created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated community. Though neighboring Pontoise is the official capital of the Val-d'Oise department, the capital building and administration, as well as the department council general, are located inside the community of Cergy, which is regarded as the de facto capital of Val-d'Oise.
The sous-prefecture building and administration, on the other hand, are situated inside the community of Pontoise. The name Cergy comes from Medieval Latin Sergiacum, meaning estate of Sergius, a Gallo-Roman landowner. Val-d'Oise is a French departement named after the Oise River, situated in the Ile-de-France region. Recently its growth was most spectacular, since the city exceeded 48,000 inhabitants in 1990. The boost continued since, but at a notably slower page, to reach 54,500 as of 2004 estimates.
The main sight is Port Cergy is a harbor on the River Oise at pk 9. The site comprises of both housing and recreational yachts as well as a boating school. The marina can hold 103 ships ranging 5 to 22 meters long and. The northern part of the site is reserved for restaurants and shops and has been built around a small bassin. It is a city with endless recreational opportunities, rich history, and modern day luxuries.
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