Verpillières

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Verpillières
Verpillières (France)
Verpillières
region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Montdidier
Canton Roye
Community association Grand Roye
Coordinates 49 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 40 ′  N , 2 ° 49 ′  E
height 74-85 m
surface 4.87 km 2
Residents 165 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 34 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 80700
INSEE code 80790

Entrance

Verpillières is a northern French municipality with 165 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Somme in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Roye in the arrondissement of Montdidier .

geography

Verpillières is located in northern France on the southern edge of the Somme department , 96 kilometers northeast of Paris , 28 kilometers north of Compiègne and about 20 kilometers east of Montdidier , the capital of the arrondissement of the same name. Neighboring municipalities of Verpillières are Carrépuis in the north-west, Roiglise in the north-east, Amy in the south and Crapeaumesnil in the south-west. The municipality covers 487 hectares, the mean height is 80 meters above sea ​​level , the Mairie stands at a height of 82 meters. The Avre grazes the eastern municipal boundary.

Verpillières is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger) : warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.

history

Verpillières was first mentioned in 1167 as Velpillieur .

After Jean des Quesnes, called Carados, with some of the troops stationed in Compiègne had captured Roye in the course of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) for the French king, the English attacked the weakened French at Beuvraignes in 1429 . A great battle ensued after which Beuvraignes, Amy and Verpillières were sacked. The soldiers stole the cattle and sacked . In 1469 Verpillières had 42 feux (households), about 189 to 210 inhabitants.

In 1522 the Habsburgs attacked the region and burned Solente , Ognolles , Roiglise, Beuvraignes, Verpillières and other localities. The population fled into the woods, and those who did not hide in time were massacred.

In 1636, Gaston de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans Roye took over for the French in the course of the Franco-Spanish War (1635-1659) . The French army camped in Verpillières for four days. In the short time, the harvest was destroyed and 12 houses burned down. In 1653 the population had to hide from the Spanish troops in the forest and in the surrounding villages. From 1661 to 1664 the population was decimated by the plague . In 1698 Verpillières had 200 inhabitants.

The winter of 1708/1709 was very cold. On April 30th and May 15th, 1756 earthquakes shook the town.

In the Ancien Régime , from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution (1789–1799), the Seigneurie Verpillières was divided into several fiefdoms . In 1586 there were five fiefdoms.

The French Revolution ended the feudal system, reorganized the localities and introduced a regular census . In 1793, Verpillières received the status of a municipality under the name Verpilliers and in 1801, through the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) under the current name, the right to local self-government . In 1793 the village had 203 inhabitants. Verpillières had the fewest inhabitants in 1975 (122).

During the First World War (1914-1918) the castle of Verpillières was destroyed.

Attractions

The Saint-Martin church was rebuilt in the 18th century. In the church there is a baptismal font from the 16th century, which was classified as a Monument historique ('historical monument') in 1907.

Economy and Infrastructure

There is a primary school (école primaire) in Verpillières.

The nearest train station is in Nesle, 12.1 kilometers away .

Web links

Commons : Verpillières  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Le village de Verpillières. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved August 15, 2012 (French).
  2. ↑ a b c A. Arcelin, A. Heuduin, Abbé Leroy, G. de Witasse, Amédée de Francqueville (1857-1933): Dictionnaire historique et archéologique de la Picardie . Arrondissement de Montdidier: cantons de Rosières et Royes. Ed .: Société des antiquaires de Picardie. Picard et fils, Yvert & Tellier, Paris, Amiens 1909, p. 206–208 + 436–444 (French, online [accessed August 15, 2012]).
  3. ↑ Verpillières - notice communal. In: Cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved August 15, 2012 (French).
  4. ↑ Entry No. 80790 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)