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Pontoise was acquired by Philip I in 1064 and became the capital of the French Vexin region. It played a conspicuous part in the Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) and was twice in English hands in the first half of the 15th century.
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Jun 17, 2015 · 50 years after the adoption of the new cities program, the Pavillon de l’Arsenal recounts the history of Cergy-Pontoise, emblematic of this unique urban and human adventure.
Numerous building sites were created, requiring a large quantity of materials. While the limestone on which the historic heart of the city is built was previously mined in open-cast quarries, it was around the 13th century that mining evolved towards underground extraction "in pits" or "encavage".
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Forêt de Chantilly (32km)Murs à pêches (33km)Vallée de Chevreuse (39km)Forêt de Hez-Froidmont (40km)Parc Asterix (35km)This small canvas of the Boulevard des Fosses, or boulevard of the moats, was painted by Camille Pissarro in the town of Pontoise, in the fall of 1872. The street had been built only ten years earlier, over moats that had fortified the city in the Middle Ages.
The Carmelites built a Carmel in 1605 and is still intact and working today. Information, map location and facts about Pontoise in Val d'Oise, Paris-Isle-of-France.
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Mar 29, 2016 · Pissarro lived in Pontoise for 17 years, but the first pioneer artist attracted to this city was Charles Daubigny, who bought a barge called the Boot.
