Discover Val-D'Oise : Geography
The Val Parisis conurbation, with its 87 km2 of varied geography, is sure to surprise you. Escarpments, plains, rivers and streams, this territory is a condensed version of the Parisian basin. While the Seine makes a loop here, skirting the territory for a few kilometers, two major buttes frame a vast plain. The Buttes du Parisis, to the south-west, and the Butte de Montmorency, to the north-east, reach heights of almost 200 metres. They are prominent landmarks in the region, most of which are covered in forest. In between, the plain covers a good half of the area, linking the inner ring of Paris with the Oise valley. The Maubuisson forest, currently being planted, will eventually become a major geographical and environmental feature of the conurbation.