Vauréal (French pronunciation: [voʁeal] ) is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise, created in the 1960s.

French chocolate maker Henri Menier (1853–1913) had a château in Vauréal and named the 70-metre-high Vauréal Falls on Anticosti Island in Quebec province of Canada after the town.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	607	—
1975	662	+1.25%
1982	866	+3.91%
1990	12,045	+38.97%
1999	16,206	+3.35%
2007	15,674	−0.42%
2012	15,868	+0.25%
2017	16,464	+0.74%
Source: INSEE

Vauréal is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Vauréal is Cergy – Le Haut station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Cergy, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) from the town center of Vauréal.

Schools include:

• Eight primary schools
• Two junior high schools (collèges): La Bussie and Les Toupets
• One senior high school, Lycée Camille Claudel

• Communes of the Val-d'Oise department

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)