La Roche-Guyon

La Roche-Guyon
La Roche-Guyon, the castle and the keep
La Roche-Guyon, the castle and the keep
Coat of arms of La Roche-Guyon
Location of La Roche-Guyon
Map
La Roche-Guyon is located in France
La Roche-Guyon
La Roche-Guyon
La Roche-Guyon is located in Île-de-France (region)
La Roche-Guyon
La Roche-Guyon
Coordinates: 49°04′56″N 1°37′49″E / 49.0822°N 1.6303°E / 49.0822; 1.6303
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementPontoise
CantonVauréal
IntercommunalityVexin Val de Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Capucine Faivre[1]
Area
1
4.61 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
448
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95523 /95780
Elevation13–143 m (43–469 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
A map of the commune
Château de La Roche-Guyon, with the donjon (keep) on the hill behind
La Roche-Guyon seen from the top of the donjon

La Roche-Guyon (French pronunciation: [la ʁɔʃ ɡɥijɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.[3] It is located in the Vexin regional nature park [fr], and is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

The commune grew around the Château de La Roche-Guyon, upon which historically it depended for its existence. The commune's population in 2019 was 479.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file