La Faloise

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La Faloise
La Faloise (France)
La Faloise
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Montdidier
Canton Ailly-sur-Noye
Community association Avre Luce Noye
Coordinates 49 ° 42 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′  N , 2 ° 21 ′  E
height 57-158 m
surface 9.75 km 2
Residents 231 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80250
INSEE code
Website http://www.valdenoye.com/index.php?mod=3&id=7&id_c=18

The church

La Faloise ( Picard : Faloèse) is a northern French municipality with 231 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montdidier , is part of the Communauté de communes Avre Luce Noye and belongs to the canton of Ailly-sur-Noye .

geography

The municipality is located in the Noye valley , which is crossed by the D109 departmental road and crosses in the center of the village on the left bank with the D193 departmental road, around 8 km south of Ailly-sur-Noye and 9 km from Breteuil in the Oise department . To the west, the municipality is bounded by the course of an earlier road in the Chaussée Brunehaut system . The Paris – Lille railway runs through the part of the municipality to the east of the Noye, and has a stop here. The Méridienne verte runs through La Faloise .

history

The train station (photo taken before the First World War)

The community developed around a castle from the 13th century. In the middle of the 16th century the rule came to the House of Bourbon-Condé . Part of the population fell victim to the plague in 1668. After the French Revolution , La Faloise became famous for the production of nails. In 1940 the church was burned down.

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010
224 248 207 184 210 210 235 231

administration

Mayor ( maire ) has been Jean-Claude Leclabart since 2001.

Attractions

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  • The Church of the Nativity of Mary from the 16th century, rebuilt in the 19th century.
  • 19th century castle with a 15th century pavilion and park
  • War memorial from 1922; the sculpture represents a peat cutter
  • Notre-Dame de la Compassion chapel

Web links

Commons : La Faloise  - collection of images, videos and audio files