Lacroix-Saint-Ouen
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne | |
| Canton | Compiègne-2 | |
| Community association | Région de Compiègne et de la Basse Automne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 21 ' N , 2 ° 47' E | |
| height | 30-54 m | |
| surface | 20.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,708 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 226 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 60610 | |
| INSEE code | 60338 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-lacroixsaintouen.fr/ | |
,_pont_de_l%27Oise_2.jpg) Bridge over the Oise at Lacroix-Saint-Ouen |
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Lacroix-Saint-Ouen (also: La Croix-Saint-Ouen ) is a northern French municipality with 4708 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 the canton Compiègne-2 . The inhabitants are called Croisés Saint-Audoniens .
geography
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen is located on the River Oise . Lacroix-Saint-Ouen is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Compiègne in the north, Saint-Jean-aux-Bois in the east, Saint-Sauveur in the south, Verberie in the south-west, Le Meux in the west and Armancourt and Jaux in the north-west.
The former Route nationale 32 runs through the municipality .
history
The place is said to have been founded by Dagobert I around the former monastery . Saint Ouen built and named the monastery in the first half of the 7th century under the name of Sainte-Croix. In 893 it became part of the monastery property of the Saint-Médard Abbey of Soissons.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,330 | 2,558 | 3,203 | 3,475 | 3,754 | 4.233 | 4,427 | 4,402 |
Attractions
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- Saint-Ouen church with columbarium
- Prat Castle
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- Bridge over the Oise from 1846, rebuilt in 1949
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Losheim am See in Saarland since 1998 .
Personalities
- Ouen (around 600 / 603–686), saint, founder of a monastery (no longer available today) in today's town
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Lacroix-Saint-Ouen in the Palissy base of the French Ministry of Culture