Moulin-sous-Touvent

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Moulin-sous-Touvent
Commune
The German military cemetery in Moulin-sous-Touvent
The German military cemetery in Moulin-sous-Touvent
Location of Moulin-sous-Touvent
Moulin-sous-Touvent is located in France
Moulin-sous-Touvent
Moulin-sous-Touvent
Coordinates: 49°27′25″N 3°04′19″E / 49.4569°N 3.0719°E / 49.4569; 3.0719Coordinates: 49°27′25″N 3°04′19″E / 49.4569°N 3.0719°E / 49.4569; 3.0719
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementCompiègne
CantonCompiègne-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne Brocvielle
Area
1
18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
205
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60438 /60350
Elevation68–158 m (223–518 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moulin-sous-Touvent is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

History[]

First World War[]

Lying on the front lines of the Western Front, the commune was occupied by Germany and liberated by the Allies. .[2]

The stone quarries of Moulin-sous-Touvent, exploited since the Middle Ages, were occupied in 1914 by the German forces, who took over the dormitories and expanded the underground network, creating hundreds of meters of new galleries.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Section photographique de l'armée (Army Photographic Section) (August 20, 1918). "Photo : August 20, 1918 Moulin-sous-Touvent area. The 75th Artillery pursues the retreating enemy". Fonds des Albums Valois - Département de l'Oise - Volume 4. Argonnaute - Bibliothèque de documentation internationale contemporaine. Retrieved December 5, 2019..
  3. ^ David Sbrava. "Stone quarries during the Great War" (pdf). Un petit peu d'histoire. http://www.moulinsoustouvent.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019..



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