I'm living in Montmorency in Val-d'Oise (Paris), France.
I have learned (the hard way), after a study of my parking fee, that this is department number 95 ;-)
Yes, “Le Val-d'Oise est un département français, appartenant à la région Île-de-France” but all french people here call it “RP” the Région Parisienne and don’t like the administrative name Île-de-France. Anyhow it’s a lovely area to live in with two « parc naturels » filled with interesting people, some are jogging around with dogs trying to catch and hunt then down… AND just a few days ago I was eye witness when a small puppy was being “mudded” by two hungry dogs… So be careful when you enter the regional nature park in France…. ;-)
However:
Okay, it’s maybe too many dogs and too many rich people here to be “a normal French area” but it is a lovely area for me to live in for awhile.
A man told me that Val-d'Oise is named after the River Oise, but I have not seen any river accept La Seine, so it is maybe not so easy to find?
