Creil

Creil is a commune in the Oise department, northern France. The Creil station is an important railway junction.

History

Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging to a Gaulish fortress or protected camp.
The city itself is mentioned for the first time as "Criolio" in a 635 AD document.
Creil played a part of some importance in the wars of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.
The Château de Creil dates from the 10th century. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1903.

Population

International relations

Creil is twinned with:

Marl, Germany
Pendle, England, United Kingdom
Chorzów, Poland
Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories
Nabadji Civol, Senegal
Ouro Sogui, Senegal
Nefta, Tunisia
Dakhla, Western Sahara
Personalities
Houssen Abderrahmane, footballer
Simon Banza, footballer
Jean-François Christophe, footballer
Fabé Dia, athlete
Michel Chion, French film theorist and composer of experimental music
Steve Furtado, footballer
Helene Geoffroy, politician
Keblack, rapper
Lynel Kitambala, footballer
, French engineer
Johann Lion, former footballer
Paccelis Morlende, basketball player
Rédoine Faïd, famous criminal
Climate

Politics

Administrative and electoral affiliations

Administrative ties

The commune is located in the Senlis district of the Oise department.
From 1793 to 1973, it was the capital of the canton of Creil, the year in which the town was divided between the cantons of Creil-Nogent-sur-Oise and Creil-Sud. As part of the 2014 canton redistricting in France, this territorial administrative constituency disappeared, and the canton is now only an electoral constituency.

Electoral affiliations

For departmental elections, the town has been the central office for the new canton of Creil since 2014, made up of only two communes, the other being Verneuil-en-Halatte. For the election of deputies, the city is divided between the third constituency of Oise and the seventh constituency of Oise.

Inter-commune relations

Creil was the seat of the Creil agglomeration community, created at the end of 2001, which included 4 communes

Political trends and results

The commune of Creil is marked by a left-wing and particularly socialist leaning based on electoral results. Thus, in the 2007 presidential electio, Ségolène Royal obtained a vote share of 38.20% in the first round against 22.20% for Nicolas Sarkozy while no other left-wing candidate exceeded 5% and the socialist candidate obtained 60.5% in the second round. On the other hand, there is a difference between the two electoral constituencies which share the commune, with a more right-wing tendency for the western districts. In the 2007 legislative elections, in the 3rd constituency, the socialist candidate received 33.23% of the vote in the first round and 60.46% in the second round. On the other hand, in the 7th constituency, the UMP candidate, elected in the first round by the entire constituency, obtained 37.12% of the votes in the commune against 24.12% for the socialist candidate.