Culture, media and cinema

Heritage and landmark sites

Eight places behind the area's cultural reputation, with their official protection (Mérimée database).

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  Château d'Auvers (château de Léry)

  Auvers-sur-Oise

  Registered as a historic monument (inscrit) in 1997

  Auvers-sur-Oise is a remarkable heritage site; the Daubigny museum is a Musée de France.

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  Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption d'Auvers

  Auvers-sur-Oise

  Listed as a historic monument (classé) in 1915

  In Auvers, the Ravoux inn, where Van Gogh lived, is listed (his room since 1984).

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  Abbaye de Royaumont

  Asnières-sur-Oise

  Listed as a historic monument (classé) in 1927

  The Royaumont Foundation holds the « Centre culturel de rencontre » label; the park is a remarkable garden.

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  Château d'Écouen, musée national de la Renaissance

  Écouen

  Listed as a historic monument (classé) in 2007

  It houses the national Renaissance museum, a Musée de France.

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  Axe majeur de Cergy

  Cergy

  Remarkable contemporary architecture label

  Cergy has 14 works with the « Remarkable contemporary architecture » label, the Axe majeur among them.

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  Abbaye de Maubuisson

  Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône

  Listed as a historic monument (classé) in 1947

  It hosts a festival, the Estival de l'Abbaye de Maubuisson.

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  Château de La Roche-Guyon

  La Roche-Guyon

  Listed as a historic monument (classé) in 1862

  Its fruit-and-vegetable garden is a remarkable garden.

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  Cathédrale Saint-Maclou de Pontoise

  Pontoise

  Listed as a historic monument (classé) in 1840

  Pontoise is a remarkable heritage site; the Pissarro and Tavet-Delacour museums are Musées de France.

Source : Ministère de la Culture, Immeubles protégés au titre des Monuments historiques (base Mérimée) (mise à jour du 01/10/2026) · Basilic (mise à jour du 31/07/2026)

The cultural map

Hover over or tap a marker to read the details; the legend boxes show or hide a group.

Source : Base des lieux et équipements culturels (Basilic) (mise à jour du 31/07/2026) · IGN

Cultural facilities

580 cultural venues and facilities are on record in the department: 125 libraries and media libraries, 28 performance venues and theatres including one national stage (Points communs, in Cergy), and 13 conservatoires.

Cultural facilities by type

• Protected monuments321321
• Libraries125125
• Cinemas2929
• Museums2424
• Theatres2222
• Archive services1919
• Conservatoires1313

Source : Ministère de la Culture (DEPS), Base des lieux et équipements culturels (Basilic) (mise à jour du 31/07/2026)

Museums

10 Musées de France (Ministry of Culture label): the national Renaissance museum in Écouen, the Pissarro and Tavet-Delacour museums in Pontoise, the Daubigny museum in Auvers-sur-Oise, the Jean-Jacques Rousseau museum in Montmorency, ARCHÉA in Louvres, and more. The area also has 14 Microfolies, local digital museums.

Source : Répertoire des Musées de France (base Muséofile) (mise à jour du 28/09/2026) · Basilic (mise à jour du 31/07/2026)

Festivals

40 festivals are on record in the department, from classical music to jazz, theatre to film. Among them:

• Festival d’Auvers-sur-Oise Auvers-sur-Oise
• Festival de Royaumont Asnières-sur-Oise
• Jazz au fil de l'Oise Cergy-Pontoise
• Festival Baroque de Pontoise Pontoise
• L'Estival de l'Abbaye de Maubuisson Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
• Barrière Enghien Jazz Festival Enghien-les-Bains
• Festival du Vexin Magny-en-Vexin

Source : Ministère de la Culture (DGCA, DGMIC, CNL, CNM, CNC), Liste des festivals en France (mise à jour du 17/09/2026)

Cinemas

29 cinemas, 78 screens and 16,827 seats, including 3 multiplexes. 13 venues hold the CNC « Art et essai » (arthouse) label, among them the Royal Utopia in Pontoise and the Utopia in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône.

Source : Ministère de la Culture (DEPS), Base des lieux et équipements culturels (Basilic) (mise à jour du 31/07/2026) ; label « Art et essai » : CNC

Film shoots and the image industry

In 2025, Val-d'Oise hosted 59 shoots totalling 412 filming days; 460 days are expected in 2026. The Val d'Oise Tourisme film office (part of the Film France network) helps with scouting, permits and logistics; Cergy's Axe majeur, the châteaux and the Oise riverbanks are sought-after settings.

No film studio is listed in the sources consulted.

Source : Val d'Oise Tourisme (bureau d'accueil des tournages), relayé par info.fr (article du 20/04/2026 (bilan 2025)) · Val d'Oise Film Commission (consulté le 04/10/2026)

Local media

There is no open official census of local newspapers, radio and television at department level, so no figure is given here. The official list of licensed radio stations is kept by Arcom.

Licensed radio stations (Arcom)

Cultural and creative industries

6,489 people work in the department's cultural sectors, or 1.54% of the workforce (2017 census, Ministry of Culture). Company counts by department are not published in the sources consulted.

Source : Ministère de la Culture (DEPS) d'après INSEE, Emploi : actifs des secteurs culturels par département (recensement 2017 (publié le 05/11/2025))