Didn’t Charles-Joseph Bail, the military man and writer, die in Margency? Margency is a commune in the Val-d’Oise department. It is part of the Île-de-France region. The composer Victor Serventi also died in Margency.
Margency is located in the Montmorency Valley. It lies at the foot of the forest. Margency is a residential town with a population of 2,969 as of January 1, 2017. It has a young population with 55.9% under 45. The population is evenly distributed across age groups.
Margency is a small town. It covers just over 72 hectares. This makes it the second smallest commune in Val-d’Oise. You could walk across it in half an hour. Margency sits in the Montmorency Valley. This valley is about 6 km wide. It lies between the Montmorency hill to the north and the Parisis hill to the south. Margency has two main landscape features.
The Butte de Montmorency overlooks the town. It peaks at 183 meters. This is at the Fort de Montlignon in Andilly. The Montmorency State Forest surrounds Margency. It offers a wooded area of over 100 hectares. Homes on the hillside offer views. They look out over the valley and Paris in the distance.
The valley has no rivers within its borders. The Corbon stream borders the commune to the west. It flows from the pond at the Château de la Chasse. It runs towards the Enghien lake and the Seine.
Margency is 15 km from Paris. It is 18 km from Cergy Pontoise. The Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport is 25 minutes away. Margency is near many rail and road links. The A115 motorway is about 4 km from the town center. The RD 144 crosses the town from east to west. It connects the communes of the Montmorency valley. The Rue d’Eaubonne and Rue Roger Salengro run from north to south.
The town hall of Margency is about 70 meters high. The minimum altitude is 54 meters. The maximum is 125 meters. Margency covers 0.72 square kilometers. Margency is located at 49.001 degrees North latitude. It is at 2.291 degrees East longitude. Nearby towns and villages include Andilly. It lies 0.66 km from Margency. Montlignon is 0.95 km away. Eaubonne is 1.62 km from Margency. Soisy-sous-Montmorency is 1.67 km away. Saint-Prix is 2.23 km from Margency.
Margency is known for its parks and châteaux. The Parc de la Renardière and Parc de la Tuilerie are worth visiting. The Château de la Croix Rouge is also of interest. It was built from 1860. Henri Davillier commissioned it. He was a famous financier and regent of the Bank of France. The Château du Petit-Bury houses the current town hall. It was rebuilt in 1910 after a fire in 1870.
The Église de la Nativité de la Sainte-Vierge has a rural feel. The cemetery offers views to the towers of La Défense. The tombs of the Davillier family are there. They were bankers and notables of the town. The Sentier des Lisières offers a climb. It rewards hikers with views of the region.
Margency gained communal autonomy in 1789. Before that, it was a hamlet of Andilly. The commune evolved from a small village into a residential area. This shift occurred with urbanization in the greater Paris region. Margency is a petite residential town nestled in the Montmorency valley. It is situated 18 kilometers north of Paris. Its south-facing position is crowned by the Montmorency forest. Margency is one of the smallest communes in the Val-d’Oise.