Auvers-sur-Oise

Auvers-sur-Oise
The Château de Léry, built in the 17th and 18th centuries
Location of Auvers-sur-Oise
Auvers-sur-Oise
Auvers-sur-Oise
Coordinates: 49°04′21″N 2°10′30″E / 49.0725°N 2.1750°E / 49.0725; 2.1750
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-d'Oise
ArrondissementPontoise
CantonSaint-Ouen-l'Aumône
IntercommunalityCC Sausseron Impressionnistes
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Isabelle Mézières
Area
1
12.69 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
6,820
  Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
DemonymAuversois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
95039 /95430
Elevation21–111 m (69–364 ft)
Websiteville-auverssuroise.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auvers-sur-Oise (French pronunciation: [ovɛʁ syʁ waz] , lit. "Auvers-on-Oise") is a commune in the department of Val-d'Oise, on the northwestern outskirts of Paris, France. It is located 27.2 km (16.9 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is associated with several famous artists, the most prominent being Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890). This was the place where van Gogh died and where he and his brother, Theo, were buried.