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Oulchy-le-Château
Napoleonic monument Administration Country France Region Picardy Department Aisne Arrondissement Soissons Canton Oulchy-le-Château Intercommunality Oulchy le Château Mayor Jean-Pierre Brioux
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 87–178 m (285–584 ft)
(avg. 83 m/272 ft)Land area1 15.08 km2 (5.82 sq mi) Population2 848 (2008) - Density 56 /km2 (150 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 02580/ 02210 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. Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 3°22′09″E / 49.205°N 3.369167°E
Oulchy-le-Château is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
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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 Cugny-lès-Crouttes was absorbed.
Population
Historical population of Oulchy-le-Château 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 679 721 759 788 856 849 848 Sights
- War memorial, on which 41 names are inscribed[1]
- War memorial of Cugny-lès-Crouttes, on which 5 names are inscribed[2]
- Monument in memory pf Captain Parquin[3][4]
- Many public baths[5]
- 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[6] at the site of the Second battle of the Marne.
Personalities
- Gérard Titus-Carmel, 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
- Communes of the Aisne department
- List of medieval bridges in France
References
Categories:- Communes of Aisne
- Soissons arrondissement geography stubs
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