Chars

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chars

(2020–2026) Evelyne Bossu^[1]Area

16.71 km² (6.45 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,028 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

95142 /95750

Elevation55–174 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.

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 [fr].

Population

Historical population
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]

Education

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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ "INSCRIPTION ECOLE MATERNELLE DES TOURNESOLS _RENTREE 2015-2016." Charsien. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
^ "INSCRIPTIONS A L'ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE CHARS." Charsien. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
^ Home. Lycée professionnel régional du Vexin. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.

External links

Home page Archived 2022-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (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)