Pierrelaye

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Pierrelaye

Total population

10,230

Elevation35 m

Land area9.21 km²

Coordinates49.02°, 2.16°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pierrelaye is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. Pierrelaye station has rail connections to Pontoise and Paris.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Jean Cocteau

French writer and film director (1889–1963)

Philippe Jaroussky

French countertenor (born 1978)

Randy de Puniet

French motorcycle racer

J

Jacqueline Brumaire

singer (1921–2000)

Sylvain Chomet

French comic writer, animator, and film director (born 1963)

Grégory Baugé

French cyclist

Maxime Chattam

French writer of crime novels

Y

Yves Deroff

French footballer

Arnaud Delalande

French comics screenwriter and writer

Jacques Bertin

French geographer and cartographer (1918–2010)

Jacques Fath

French fashion designer (1912–1954)

É

Étienne Fourmont

French orientalist

G

Ginette Pigeon

French actress

Michael Cohen

French actor

René Le Roy

French musician, musicologist and music educator (1898-1985)

Andrée Debar

French actress (1920–1999)

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

Nearby places in Île-de-France

• Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
  2.7 mi away · pop. 25,023
• Frépillon
  2.9 mi away · pop. 3,334
• Auvers-sur-Oise
  3.3 mi away · pop. 6,763
• Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
  4.2 mi away · pop. 15,979
• Ennery
  4.3 mi away · pop. 2,383
• Butry-sur-Oise
  4.7 mi away · pop. 2,254
• Génicourt
  6 mi away · pop. 513
• Margency
  6.2 mi away · pop. 2,896
• Andilly
  6.6 mi away · pop. 2,697
• Puiseux-Pontoise
  6.6 mi away · pop. 583
• Houilles
  7.1 mi away · pop. 33,449
• Carrières-sous-Bois
  7.2 mi away

Browse all places in Île-de-France →

Recently spotted species

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-27

Wels Catfish

Silurus glanis

Seen 2026-09-27

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-27

Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Seen 2026-09-27

Buffalo Treehopper

Stictocephala bisonia

Seen 2026-09-27

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-27

Variable Cockroach

Planuncus tingitanus

Seen 2026-09-27

Nosy Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium nasatum

Seen 2026-09-27

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-09-27

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

Official Identifiers