Chars

Chars
Commune
The church in Chars
Coat of arms
Chars
Location within Île-de-France region  Chars
Coordinates: 49°09′41″N 1°56′17″E / 49.1614°N 1.9381°E / 49.1614; 1.9381Coordinates: 49°09′41″N 1°56′17″E / 49.1614°N 1.9381°E / 49.1614; 1.9381
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-d'Oise
Arrondissement	Pontoise
Canton	Pontoise
Intercommunality	Val de Viosne
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Danièle Roux
Area1	16.71 km2 (6.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,787
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	95142 /95750
Elevation	55–174 m (180–571 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.

Chars is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Chars has a single preschool, école maternelle des Tournesols, and a single elementary school, ecole elementaire de chars.

There is a vocational high school, Lycée professionnel régional du Vexin.