Oise meander
The river curves sharply around a broad peninsula, a strong natural shape that frames the whole design and separates the planned town from the countryside beyond.
Minimalist map poster · France
49.0389° N / 2.0781° E
A planned new town arranged around a deep loop of the Oise, with lakes, a monumental axis and an old hilltop town

One city, five moods
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The map
Cergy-Pontoise was built from the late 1960s as one of the new towns around Paris, joining the old town of Pontoise with Cergy and neighbouring communes. Its map is shaped by the Oise, which makes a wide meander here, and by planned districts laid out on the plateau above the river, with curving streets, roundabouts and large green spaces.
At the centre of the loop lie the leisure lakes of Cergy, former gravel pits now used for swimming and water sports. Facing them, the Axe Majeur by Dani Karavan runs for about three kilometres from the Cergy-Saint-Christophe district down toward the river. Pontoise, the older town on its hill, was painted many times by Camille Pissarro.
A Cergy-Pontoise map poster is unusual among French cities: rather than a single medieval core, it shows a looping river, open water and several planned centres linked by boulevards and a railway line. The result is a spacious, balanced composition that reads almost like a landscape drawing, with the Oise holding everything together.
The river curves sharply around a broad peninsula, a strong natural shape that frames the whole design and separates the planned town from the countryside beyond.
Dani Karavan's monumental axis appears as a long straight line descending from the town toward the water, a rare piece of landscape art visible in the street plan.
The chain of former gravel pits inside the meander creates a group of irregular lakes, open and pale on the map, surrounded by paths and parkland.
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Why Cergy-Pontoise
Cergy-Pontoise is a university town and a place where many people set up their first home in the Paris region. A map poster reflects that personal geography, from the RER station to the lakes, and makes a thoughtful gift after graduation or a move.
Add your own title and subtitle, perhaps a graduation year or a street name, and keep or edit the coordinates. Choose from Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand, and download files in six sizes or order a printed poster with an optional wooden frame.
Order the Cergy-Pontoise poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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