Persan

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Persan

Total population

13,996

Elevation24 m

Land area5.14 km²

Coordinates49.15°, 2.28°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Persan is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department, Île-de-France, northern France. Persan–Beaumont station has rail connections to Pontoise, Creil, Sarcelles and Paris.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

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Robert Dorgebray

Olympic cyclist (1915-2005)

Antoine Duhamel

French composer (1925–2014)

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Louis-Antoine Dornel

French composer, harpsichordist, organist and violinist

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Jacques Crépet

French romanist (1874–1952)

Robert Hirsch

French actor (1925–2017)

Paul Topinard

French physician and anthropologist (1830-1911)

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Fabien Cool

footballer

Léon Level

Road bicycle racer (1910-1949)

Alexandre Andryane

French politician (1797-1863)

Arthur Levasseur

French politician (1875–1955)

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Auguste Charles César de Flahaut de La Billarderie

French general (1724-1811)

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Charles-François de Flahaut de La Billarderie

French writer (1726-1794)

Claude Viseux

French painter and sculptor (1927-2008)

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François-Louis Magallon

French colonial administrator (1754-1825)

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Jacques Ancel

French geographer and geopolitician (1882–1943)

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Jacques Habert

French historian and politician (1919–2012)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-06-10

European Mole

Talpa europaea

Seen 2026-06-09

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Seen 2026-06-09

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-06-09

Poplar Hawkmoth

Laothoe populi

Seen 2026-06-07

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-07

Yellow-spotted Macrophya

Macrophya montana

Seen 2026-06-07

Oedemera podagrariae

Oedemera podagrariae

Seen 2026-06-07

Dainty Damselfly

Coenagrion scitulum

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers