Verberie

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Verberie
Commune
The chateau of Aramont, in Verberie
The chateau of Aramont, in Verberie
Coat of arms of Verberie
Coat of arms
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Oise
Arrondissement Senlis
Canton Crépy-en-Valois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Arnould[1]
Area1 15.05 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2 Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'.
INSEE/Postal code 60667 / 60410
Elevation 30–125 m (98–410 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Verberie is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

It lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Compiègne on the main road to Senlis and Paris. The railway station is on the line from Compiegne to Crépy-en-Valois. It has an average income of €20,442 (1999). The inhabitants are known as Sautriauts.

History

On 1 October 856 Judith, the daughter of Charles the Bald, King of West Francia, married Æthelwulf, King of Wessex at the royal palace of Verberie.[2]

During the First World War it was the scene of fighting on the 1 September 1914, and in 1918. The village has several war cemeteries including the Verberie French National Cemetery which contains the graves of 3,221 French soldiers (of whom 2,339 are unidentified), 52 servicemen from the United Kingdom, and one Canadian cavalryman.

Personalities

It was the birthplace of author and feminist Juliette Adam.

Gallery

  • Palais.carolingien.png

    Palais carolingien

  • Verberie (60), église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, façade ouest.jpg

    Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church

  • Verberie (60), manoir de Saint-Germain (1).jpg

    Saint-Germain Manor

  • Verberie (60), mairie, rue Juliette-Adam.jpg

    Town hall

  • Verberie (60), château d'Aramont, colombier.jpg

    château d'Aramont

  • Verberie (60), viaduc de la LGV Nord, partie sud.jpg

    LGV Nord viaduct

See also

References

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