CREIL

town, Oise dpartement, northern France, on the Oise River, north of Paris. Its Gothic church of Saint-Mdard has a 13th-century interior and a 16th-century tower. A great chteau (now demolished) was built at Creil by King Charles V in the 14th century, and Charles VI lived there for a number of years. The Maison Galle-Juillet, a museum in the chteau court, contains 19th-century provincial furniture, pottery, and paintings. An active industrial centre serving both Paris and the northwest of France by road, rail, and inland waterway, Creil has metalworks and large railroad workshops. Pop. (1982) 34,332.