# Creil

Creil (French pronunciation:) 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 in a 633 AD document.
The Château de Creil is recorded from the 7th century.
There are some traces of a castle in which Charles VI resided during the period of his madness, c. 1390. Creil played a part of some importance in the wars of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 976 | — |
| 1800 | 1,000 | +0.35% |
| 1806 | 1,196 | +3.03% |
| 1821 | 1,329 | +0.71% |
| 1831 | 1,550 | +1.55% |
| 1836 | 1,690 | +1.74% |
| 1841 | 1,790 | +1.16% |
| 1846 | 2,223 | +4.43% |
| 1851 | 2,656 | +3.62% |
| 1856 | 3,181 | +3.67% |
| 1861 | 3,626 | +2.65% |
| 1866 | 4,539 | +4.59% |
| 1872 | 4,998 | +1.62% |
| 1876 | 5,737 | +3.51% |
| 1881 | 7,182 | +4.60% |
| 1886 | 7,418 | +0.65% |
| 1891 | 8,183 | +1.98% |
| 1896 | 8,456 | +0.66% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 9,125 | +1.53% |
| 1906 | 9,272 | +0.32% |
| 1911 | 10,214 | +1.95% |
| 1921 | 10,359 | +0.14% |
| 1926 | 10,558 | +0.38% |
| 1931 | 10,768 | +0.39% |
| 1936 | 10,899 | +0.24% |
| 1946 | 10,024 | −0.83% |
| 1954 | 13,500 | +3.79% |
| 1962 | 19,235 | +4.52% |
| 1968 | 32,544 | +9.16% |
| 1975 | 32,509 | −0.02% |
| 1982 | 34,709 | +0.94% |
| 1990 | 31,956 | −1.03% |
| 1999 | 30,675 | −0.45% |
| 2007 | 33,837 | +1.23% |
| 2012 | 33,936 | +0.06% |
| 2017 | 35,657 | +0.99% |
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :

## 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
* Louis-Gabriel Le Brun [fr], French engineer
* Johann Lion, former footballer
* Paccelis Morlende, basketball player
* Rédoine Faïd, famous criminal

## Climate

Climate data for Creil (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1954–present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 36.4 (97.5) | 41.6 (106.9) | 39.3 (102.7) | 35.3 (95.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 15.7 (60.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.3 (50.5) | 13.7 (56.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 1.2 (34.2) | 3.1 (37.6) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 6.8 (44.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.6 (−6.9) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −11.4 (11.5) | −5.3 (22.5) | −2.6 (27.3) | 0.7 (33.3) | 3.5 (38.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | −5.0 (23.0) | −11.3 (11.7) | −16.7 (1.9) | −21.6 (−6.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.2 (2.21) | 47.1 (1.85) | 48.2 (1.90) | 45.2 (1.78) | 60.0 (2.36) | 56.0 (2.20) | 56.0 (2.20) | 57.6 (2.27) | 45.0 (1.77) | 61.1 (2.41) | 59.2 (2.33) | 70.6 (2.78) | 662.2 (26.07) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 117.6 |
| Source: Meteociel ||||||||||||||