Guiscard
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne | |
| Canton | Noyon | |
| Community association | Pays Noyonnais | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 39 ' N , 3 ° 3' E | |
| height | 49-104 m | |
| surface | 20.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,803 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 88 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 60640 | |
| INSEE code | 60291 | |
| Website | http://www.mairieguiscard.free.fr/ | |
Guiscard is a French commune with 1,803 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Noyon (until 2015: canton of Guiscard ) and to the municipal association Pays Noyonnais .
geography
Guiscard is located in the Pays Noyonnais 30 kilometers north-northeast of Compiègne on the River Verse . Guiscard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Esmery-Hallon , Flavy-le-Meldeux , Le Plessis-Patte-d'Oie and Berlancourt in the north, Villeselve in the northeast, Guivry in the east, Beaugies-sous-Bois in the southeast, Maucourt and Quesmy in the south , Crisolles in the south-west, Muirancourt in the west and south-west and Fréniches in the west and north-west.
The former route nationale 32 (today's D932) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1,135 | 1,343 | 1,518 | 1,504 | 1,571 | 1,720 | 1,894 | 1,802 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Guiscard
- Saint-Quentin Church
Personalities
- Constant Bourgeois (1767–1841), painter and engraver
- Vincent Martel Deconchy (1768–1823), infantry general
