Oulchy-le-Château
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Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 3°22′09″E / 49.205°N 3.3692°ECoordinates: 49°12′18″N 3°22′09″E / 49.205°N 3.3692°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Soissons |
Canton | Villers-Cotterêts |
Intercommunality | Oulchy le Château |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Brioux[1] |
Area 1 | 15.08 km2 (5.82 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 819 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02580 /02210 |
Elevation | 87–178 m (285–584 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Oulchy-le-Château is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography[]
The town is located about 106 km (66 mi) from Paris, between Soissons to the north and Château-Thierry to the south. It is directly accessible by highway.
Towns, villages and localities[]
- Cugny-lès-Crouttes, located to the east
History[]
On the night of 2/3 March 1814, the area was taken by imperial troops commanded by Captain Parquin. In 1976, the commune of was absorbed.
Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 679 | — |
1968 | 721 | +6.2% |
1975 | 759 | +5.3% |
1982 | 788 | +3.8% |
1990 | 856 | +8.6% |
1999 | 849 | −0.8% |
2008 | 848 | −0.1% |
Sights[]
- War memorial, on which 41 names are inscribed[3]
- War memorial of Cugny-lès-Crouttes, on which 5 names are inscribed[4]
- Monument in memory of Captain Parquin[5][6]
- Many public baths[7]
- The Ghosts of Landowski - 1919-1935 by Paul Landowski. This group consists of 7 stone soldiers, 8 meters (26 ft) high, each reflecting a weapon and erected on Chalmont hill[8] at the site of the Second battle of the Marne.
Personalities[]
- , painter and poet, lived and worked in the commune for more than thirty years
Economics and sports[]
The village contains a bakery, supermarket, butcher shops, pharmacy, doctor, nightclub, police, garage and gasoline. The town contains a football stadium and two tennis courts.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Record of the names of soldiers killed on MemorialGenWeb
- ^ Record of the names of soldiers killed on MemorialGenWeb
- ^ Site dédié à Napoléon
- ^ Photos of the monument
- ^ Site specializing in public baths Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Satellite view of the Ghosts on Google Maps
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- Communes of Aisne
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