Taverny

Taverny
The church of Our Lady, in Taverny
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 49°01′35″N 2°13′39″E / 49.0264°N 2.2275°E / 49.0264; 2.2275Coordinates: 49°01′35″N 2°13′39″E / 49.0264°N 2.2275°E / 49.0264; 2.2275
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Taverny
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Florence Portelli (UMP)
Area1	10.48 km2 (4.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	26,496
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	95607 /95150
Elevation	55–188 m (180–617 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Taverny is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.2 km (13.2 mi) from the center of Paris.

Inhabitants are called Tabernacians.

In 1806 the commune of Taverny merged with the neighboring commune of Saint-Leu, resulting in the creation of the commune of Saint-Leu-Taverny.

In 1821 the commune of Saint-Leu-Taverny was demerged. Thus, Taverny and Saint-Leu were both restored as separate communes.

On 30 March 1922, a part of the territory of Taverny was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Montigny-lès-Cormeilles and a part of the territory of Pierrelaye to create the commune of Beauchamp.

Taverny is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line: Vaucelles and Taverny.

Air force base 921 which hosts the commanders of the French airborne nuclear dissuasion force is situated in former quarries under the Montmorency forest in the commune of Taverny.