Mériel (French pronunciation: [meʁjɛl] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department and Île-de-France region of France. Mériel station has rail connections to Persan, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt and Paris.

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Mériel
Commune
The River Oise near Mériel
Coat of arms
Location of Mériel
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Coordinates: 49°04′48″N 2°12′21″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
Intercommunality	Vallée de l'Oise et des Trois Forêts
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme François[1]
Area 1	5.31 km2 (2.05 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,213
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	95392 /95630
Elevation	22–95 m (72–312 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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• Jean Gabin, actor (1904–1976). Gabin spent his childhood in Mériel where a museum has been dedicated to his life and work.
• Fernand Braudel, historian (1902–1985).
• Pavlos Pavlidis, musician and poet (resided from 1980 to 1992). Famous for being the singer, lyricist and guitarist for the band Τα Ξύλινα Σπαθιά.

Mériel is twinned with:

• Llanwrtyd Wells in Wales

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department