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

R

Robert Dorgebray

Olympic cyclist (1915-2005)

Antoine Duhamel

French composer (1925–2014)

L

Louis-Antoine Dornel

French composer, harpsichordist, organist and violinist

J

Jacques Crépet

French romanist (1874–1952)

Robert Hirsch

French actor (1925–2017)

Paul Topinard

French physician and anthropologist (1830-1911)

F

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)

C

Charles-François de Flahaut de La Billarderie

French writer (1726-1794)

Claude Viseux

French painter and sculptor (1927-2008)

F

François-Louis Magallon

French colonial administrator (1754-1825)

J

Jacques Ancel

French geographer and geopolitician (1882–1943)

J

Jacques Habert

French historian and politician (1919–2012)

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

Nearby places in Île-de-France

• Mours
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,667
• Bruyères-sur-Oise
  2.5 mi away · pop. 4,356
• Viarmes
  4.5 mi away · pop. 5,386
• Hédouville
  4.8 mi away · pop. 279
• Maffliers
  5.3 mi away · pop. 1,806
• Butry-sur-Oise
  5.8 mi away · pop. 2,254
• Belloy-en-France
  5.9 mi away · pop. 2,228
• Baillet-en-France
  6.2 mi away · pop. 1,893
• Auvers-sur-Oise
  7.3 mi away · pop. 6,763
• Menouville
  7.5 mi away · pop. 63
• Épinay-Champlâtreux
  7.6 mi away · pop. 62
• Frépillon
  7.7 mi away · pop. 3,334

Browse all places in Île-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Persan

Articles accordez entre monsievr le comte de Palüau, maistre de camp, general de la caualerie legere de France, commandant pour le seruice du roy en sa prouince de Berry, lieutenant general és armées de sa Majesté

Palluau, Philippe de Clérembault comte de · 1652

Description de l'Egypte

Gilles Néret · 1994

L'atelier des idées

Michel Delon · 2017

Voyage d'Orient du R. P. Philippe de la Très Saincte Trinité

Julien, Esprit in religion Philippe de la Très Saint Trinité · 1669

Search results from Open Library.

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).

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