Crépy-en-Valois
Crépy-en-Valois | |
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Coordinates: 49°14′09″N 2°53′24″E / 49.2358°N 2.89°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Oise |
Arrondissement | Senlis |
Canton | Crépy-en-Valois |
Intercommunality | Pays de Valois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Virginie Douat[1] |
Area 1 | 16.28 km2 (6.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 14,217 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 60176 / |
Elevation | 62–150 m (203–492 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Crépy-en-Valois (French pronunciation:
History
Crépy-en-Valois was founded in the tenth century by the
In 1828, Crépy-en-Valois annexed the commune of Bouillant. In 1861, a railway station was built, and the town experienced economic growth.
On 1 September 1914, the
Crépy-en-Valois was deeply affected by the 1982 Beaune coach crash, in which 44 local children died. Every year since the tragedy, the town hall has held a commemoration on the anniversary date.[4]
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,660 | — |
1975 | 10,920 | +3.37% |
1982 | 12,228 | +1.63% |
1990 | 13,222 | +0.98% |
1999 | 14,436 | +0.98% |
2007 | 14,180 | −0.22% |
2012 | 14,514 | +0.47% |
2017 | 15,090 | +0.78% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Transport
Crépy-en-Valois is served by Crépy-en-Valois station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line and on the regional rail line to Laon. Travel by train will take about forty five minutes from Gare du Nord.
Historic monuments
Crépy-en-Valois has a total of thirteen
- Priory of Saint-Arnoul, a medieval Cluniac monastery founded by the old counts of Valois, inscribed in 1943 and 1979.
- A collegiate church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury from the 12th century, classed in 1875.
- Château Saint-Aubin, 10th–13th centuries, inscribed 3 April 1926.
- Église Saint-Denis, a 12th-century parish church, inscribed 29 November 1977.
- Église Saint-Martin de Bouillant, a 15th-century parish church, inscribed 23 February 1951.
- Hôtel de la Rose, built in 1537, inscribed 8 February 2001.
- Maison Le Corandon, 16th century, inscribed 7 November 1979.
- A 16th-century house at 18 rue de la Cloche, inscribed 4 August 1978.
- Hôtel Saint-Joseph, from 1649, inscribed 8 May 1933.
- Fond-Marin, a 17th-century hydraulic nymphaeum and laundry, inscribed 14 May 2003.
- Maison Quatre Saisons, façade 1758, inscribed 8 May 1933.
- Hôtel d'Orléans, also called Maison Jeanne d'Arc, a 14th-century house, inscribed 30 March 1978.
- The ruins of the Paris gate, built in 1788–92, classed on 26 May 1951.
- A 13th-century house, 9 rue Nationale, inscribed 8 May, was destroyed in World War II.
See also
- Communes of the Oise department
- Monument aux morts (Oise)
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "British Armies, Corps and Divisions in 1914". Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE