Auchy-la-Montagne

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Auchy-la-Montagne
Auchy-la-Montagne (France)
Auchy-la-Montagne
region Hauts-de-France
Department Oise
Arrondissement Beauvais
Canton Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Community association Beauvaisis
Coordinates 49 ° 35 '  N , 2 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 35 '  N , 2 ° 7'  E
height 143-181 m
surface 8.05 km 2
Residents 592 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 74 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 60360
INSEE code

Auchy-la-Montagne is a French commune with 592 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Beauvais and is part of the Communauté d'agglomération du Beauvaisis and the canton of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée .

geography

The municipality is located on the plateau of the Picard plateau around five kilometers southeast of Crèvecœur-le-Grand .

history

In 1077 a battle between Robert Kurzhose and his father Wilhelm the Conqueror took place in Auchy .

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
245 256 263 280 385 439 469 515

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Alain Rousselle since 2001.

Attractions

Saint-Éloi church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Auchy-la-Montagne

  • Saint-Éloi church with a classical facade
  • Forge from 1796 (inscriptions), registered as Monument historique in 1986

Personalities

  • Désiré Bouteille (1880–1940), nationalist politician, was born here.

Individual evidence

  1. http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/60/accueil_60026.htm
  2. Ancienne forge in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Web links

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