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Courdimanche is a city of 6,000 inhabitants. The ancient village of Courdimanche is located on a small hill, which is represented on the coat of arms both by the mount and the chevron. In 1990, the new borough of Sainte-Apolline was created under the hill.
Courdimanche is part of the ville nouvelle of
Cergy-Pontoise, along with the municipalities of
Cergy (50,000 inh.), Pontoise (29,000
inh.), Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (19,000 inh.),
Jouy-le-Moutier (17,000 inh.),
Eragny (15,000 inh.),
Osny (12,000 inh.), Vauréal
(12,000 inh.), Menucourt (5,000 inh.), Neuville-sur-Oise (1,000
inh.), and Puiseux-Pontoise (175
inh.).
A ville nouvelle (new city) is a city created close to an
important urban area, in which both economical and residence
functions are expected to develop. The basic idea was to develop new
harmonious areas where people could both work and live. This would
have decreased the traffic problems in dense urban areas and restrict
the growth of the crowded traditional cities.
The villes nouvelles created around
Paris are Cergy-Pontoise (north-west),
Marne-la-Vallée (east), Melun-Senart (south-east),
Evry-Ville-Nouvelle (South-East), and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
(south-west).
Ivan Sache, 4 September 2002
The flag of Courdimanche is white with the municipal coat of arms.
The name of the city is written in big black Capital letters below
the shield.
According to the GASO website, the
arms of Courdimanche are said to have belonged to Philippe de
Courdimanche, a relative of the former Counts of Meulan (XIIth
century). The mount and the chevron represent the hill on which the
ancient village of Courdimanche was built.
Ivan Sache, 4 September 2002