Fère-en-Tardenois
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Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 3°31′02″E / 49.1994°N 3.5172°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois |
Intercommunality | CA Région de Château-Thierry |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Roseleux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,925 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02305 /02130 |
Elevation | 106–225 m (348–738 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Fère-en-Tardenois (French pronunciation: [fɛʁ ɑ̃ taʁdənwa], literally Fère in Tardenois) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
It is named for the Tardenois region.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Personalities
[edit]It was the birthplace of Camille Claudel (1864–1943), sculptor and graphic artist.
Sights
[edit]The Château de Fère-en-Tardenois dates originally from 1206, with later important Renaissance alterations.
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is one and a half miles east of Fère-en-Tardenois. It contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity during World War I including the poet, Joyce Kilmer and, until 1987, Eddie Slovik, a deserter and the first American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fère-en-Tardenois, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE