In the Val-d'Oise, come meet Osny. This charming town, full of history, has welcomed for a time of life, many personalities who have left their imprint in the commune. Among the best known, Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro and William Thornley lived in Osny. The town is located on the banks of the River Viosne and is also crossed by the Couleuvre. Beautiful landscapes punctuated by streams that have undoubtedly inspired the artists mentioned above. Osny, like many other communes of Val-d'Oise, is part of the new town of Cergy-Pontoise. Inspired place, Osny is an old town full of history. It dates back to Prehistory where megaliths and pottery testify to the presence of man in this territory. Although the village remained small and brief for a long time, it was modernized from the 19th century onwards. The mills flourish in the village announcing the establishment of cotton industry, the manufacture of straps and barrels and the size of steel. After the Second World War, the city grew and developed considerably, while preserving the testimony of the past. Old stones and modernism mingle in this pleasant city to live.
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