Marines, Val-d'Oise


Marines is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.
WWW marines.frIN mairie-de-marines

Twinning

Marines has been twinned with the town of Kington in England since 1979. The two places are of a similar population. In Marines there is a residential side-street called "Place Kington", whilst in Kington there is a covered space by the market hall called "Place-de-Marines".

Education

Schools in Marines:
  • Ecole maternelle des Murgers
  • Ecole élémentaire Paul Cézanne
  • Collège des Hautiers

Trivia

Marines is located next to a village called Us. In the surrounding area, both villages are indicated with signs showing both names listed, which reads as "US MARINES". A regular joke in the region is to make people believe that these signs indicate a nearby U.S Marine Corps base.