Verberie

Verberie (French pronunciation: [vɛʁbəʁi]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.[3]

Verberie
The chateau of Aramont, in Verberie
The chateau of Aramont, in Verberie
Coat of arms of Verberie
Location of Verberie
Verberie is located in France
Verberie
Verberie
Verberie is located in Hauts-de-France
Verberie
Verberie
Coordinates: 49°18′40″N 2°43′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementSenlis
CantonCrépy-en-Valois
IntercommunalityCA Région de Compiègne et Basse Automne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Arnould[1]
Area
1
15.05 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,788
  Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60667 /60410
Elevation30–125 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.

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 Compiègne to Crépy-en-Valois. 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.[4]

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.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Nelson, Janet, trans. and ed. (1991). The Annals of St-Bertin. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7190-3426-8. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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