Liancourt
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Oise | |
Arrondissement | Clermont | |
Canton | Clermont | |
Community association | Liancourtois | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ′ N , 2 ° 28 ′ E | |
height | 38-139 m | |
surface | 4.75 km 2 | |
Residents | 6,880 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 1,448 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 60140 | |
INSEE code | 60360 |
Liancourt is a French municipality with 6880 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Clermont and the Canton of Clermont .
history
From the 17th century Liancourt belonged to the La Rochefoucauld family , who from 1765 had the title of Duke of Liancourt . François XII. de La Rochefoucauld (1747-1827) founded a school for vocational training for orphans in Liancourt in 1776, which became the first École des Arts et Metiers in France.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
Residents | 4850 | 5078 | 5750 | 6112 | 6178 | 6464 | 7194 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Liancourt
- Saint Martin Church
- Outbuilding of Liancourt Castle (the castle itself no longer exists, monument historique )
- Musée des Gadzarts of the former students of the École nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers (ENSAM)
Personalities
Town twinning
Web links
Commons : Liancourt - collection of images, videos and audio files