Franconville, Val-d'Oise

Franconville is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 17.1 km. (10.6 miles) from the center of Paris.

Transport
Franconville is served by Franconville – Le Plessis-Bouchard station on Paris RER line C and on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.

Twin towns

 * 🇩🇪 Viernheim, Hesse, Germany (since 1966)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (since 1973)

Culture

 * Jean Daudin, French canon, translator of humanist and Italian poet Petrarch, was born in Franconville.
 * Marcel L'Enfant (1884-1963), post-impressionist painter has lived and worked Chaussée Jules-César in Franconville for 40 years (1923-1963).
 * André Vaquier (1886-1976), librarian and historian, has lived in Franconville for many years.
 * Jean Daurand (1913-1989), actor, had a Café named Les Cinq Dernières Minutes in Franconville.
 * Hassan Koubba (born 1973), actor.
 * Lorie, singer and actress.
 * Massacra (1987-1997], Death Metal band.

Sports

 * Stéphane Diagana (born 1969) was a member of an athelic club in Franconville.
 * Éric Rabésandratana (born 1972]), football-player (Paris-Saint-Germain), was a player in the FC Franconville Plessis Bouchard team.
 * Bouchra Ghezielle (born 1979]), athlete
 * Mickaël Hanany (born 1983]), high-jumper
 * David Alerte (born 1984]), sprinter
 * David N'Gog (born 1989]), football player in Liverpool FC

Science

 * Antoine-Alexis Cadet de Vaux ( 1743-1828]), chemist, philanthropist.
 * Jean-François Clervoy (born 1958]), astronaut.
 * Gustave-Joseph Witkowski (1844-1922), doctor.

Religion

 * Jacques Baudoin (1630-1715), priest.