Pontoise: history and sights
Served by: RER C, Transilien H and J.
Did you know?
A fortified art town overlooking the Oise, where Camille Pissarro painted nearly 300 canvases and for a time mentored the young Paul Cézanne in the 1870s.
Anecdote
Pissarro settled in Pontoise twice, painting the kitchen gardens, factories and quays that inspired a major part of his Impressionist work.
Around Pontoise
- Musée Camille-Pissarro, 300 m away — Devoted to the Impressionist painter who lived and worked in Pontoise, painting nearly 300 canvases of the town.
- Cathédrale Saint-Maclou, 350 m away — A Gothic and Renaissance building overlooking the old fortified town of Pontoise.