Grandvilliers, Oise

Grandvilliers (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃vilje][2][3] or [ɡʁɑ̃vije];[4][5] Picard: Grandviyé) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Grandvilliers
The church in Grandvilliers
Location of Grandvilliers
Grandvilliers
Grandvilliers
Coordinates: 49°40′01″N 1°56′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementBeauvais
CantonGrandvilliers
IntercommunalityPicardie Verte
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jacques Larcher
Area
1
6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,820
  Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60286 /60210
Elevation177–204 m (581–669 ft)
(avg. 193 m or 633 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Twinning

In 2004, the town was twinned with the Irish town of Athy in the south-west of County Kildare.[6] The Irish twinning committee is named "La Balad'Irlandaise",[7] and official visits take place every two years, while musical and student exchanges take place more regularly.

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