Francières (Oise)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne | |
| Canton | Estrées-Saint-Denis | |
| Community association | Plaine d'Estrées | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 27 ' N , 2 ° 41' E | |
| height | 62-94 m | |
| surface | 8.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 547 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 60190 | |
| INSEE code | 60254 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-francieres.fr/ | |
Francières is a French municipality with 547 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Compiègne and is part of the canton Estrées-Saint-Denis .
geography
Francières is about twelve kilometers west-northwest of Compiègne . Francières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rouvillers in the north and west, Hémévillers in the north, Montmartin in the north-east, Remy in the south and east and Estrées-Saint-Denis in the south and south-west.
On the western edge of the municipality, the former Route nationale 17 (today's D1017) and on the eastern edge the Autoroute A1 .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1881 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 398 | 435 | 521 | 462 | 452 | 431 | 307 | 362 | 440 | 476 | 521 | 528 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Francières (Oise)
- Remains of the Gallo-Roman settlement
- Hill fort (moth)
- Former castle complex
- Castle, largely destroyed
- Sugar refinery from 1829 (closed 1969), industrial monument, monument historique
Individual evidence
- ↑ on Cassini.ehess.fr (French) Retrieved November 9, 2015
Web links
Commons : Francières - Collection of images, videos and audio files
