Domont

Domont (French pronunciation: [dɔmɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. It is twinned with the Leicestershire town of Shepshed. Domont Station has rail connections to Persan, Luzarches, Sarcelles and Paris.

Domont
Commune
Church of St Madeleine, Domont
Coat of arms
Location of Domont
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Coordinates: 49°01′42″N 2°19′39″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Sarcelles
Canton	Domont
Intercommunality	CA Plaine Vallée
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Frédéric Bourdin[1]
Area 1	8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	16,075
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95199 /95330
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	9,016	—
1975	10,897	+2.74%
1982	11,047	+0.20%
1990	13,226	+2.28%
1999	14,883	+1.32%
2007	14,755	−0.11%
2012	15,213	+0.61%
2017	15,514	+0.39%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns — sister cities

Domont is twinned with:^[4]

• Germering, Germany (1984)
• Shepshed, United Kingdom (1989)
• Wolsztyn, Poland (2005)
• Buja, Italy (2009)

Notable people from Domont

• Bédi Buval, footballer
• Jean-Pierre Changeux, neuroscientist
• Yoann Djidonou, footballer
• Rémi Maréval, footballer
• Bertrand Ndzomo, footballer
• Eugene Jules Houdry, inventor
• Carole Sinoquet, hammer throwing athlete

See also

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department