Montreuil-sur-Brêche

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Montreuil-sur-Brêche
Montreuil-sur-Brêche (France)
Montreuil-sur-Brêche
region Hauts-de-France
Department Oise
Arrondissement Clermont
Canton Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Community association Oise Picarde
Coordinates 49 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 17'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 17'  E
height 90-164 m
surface 10.53 km 2
Residents 488 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 46 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 60480
INSEE code 60425

fortified homestead Ponceaux

Montreuil-sur-Brêche is a French municipality with 488 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is located in the Arrondissement of Clermont and is part of the Communauté de communes de l'Oise Picarde and the canton of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée .

geography

The municipality is located on the upper reaches of the Brèche river, around 21 kilometers northeast of Beauvais and nine kilometers west of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée . The district of Couvremont belongs to the municipality.

Toponymy and History

The parish name, derived from the Latin monasteriolum (little monastery), which indicates a monastery building (priory), is mentioned in the year 1040. The lords of La Brosse ( Yvelines ) held the rule . In 1472 the place was devastated in the Hundred Years War .

Residents

Development of the population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
398 418 444 408 380 440 521 531

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montreuil-sur-Brêche

  • Fortified farmstead Ferme de Ponceaux from the 17th century, a remnant of the former castle of Montreuil, with two round towers, partially registered as a monument historique in 1969
  • Saint-Pierre church from 1477 with wooden bell tower and last supper painting (Flemish school) from the 16th century ( Base Palissy )
  • Saint-Jean chapel in Couvremont
  • Saint-Prix chapel
  • Jésus-Maria chapel

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ferme de Poneaux ou de Tournelles in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  2. ↑ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/palissy_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_1=REF&VALUE_1=PM60003474
  3. ↑ http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/60/accueil_60425b.htm
  4. ↑ http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/60/accueil_60425a.htm
  5. ↑ http://clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/60/accueil_60425_1.htm

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