Villers-Saint-Paul

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Villers-Saint-Paul
Coat of arms of Villers-Saint-Paul
Villers-Saint-Paul (France)
Villers-Saint-Paul
region Hauts-de-France
Department Oise
Arrondissement Senlis
Canton Nogent-sur-Oise
Community association Creil Sud Oise
Coordinates 49 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′  N , 2 ° 29 ′  E
height 26-117 m
surface 4.93 km 2
Residents 6,422 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,303 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 60870
INSEE code 60684
Website www.villers-saint-paul.fr

Mairie (Town Hall) of Villers-Saint-Paul

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Villers-Saint-Paul is a French municipality with 20,033 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Senlis and the canton of Nogent-sur-Oise .

geography

Villers-Saint-Paul is located on the river Oise , at the confluence of its tributary Brèche . Villers-Saint-Paul is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Angicourt in the north, Rieux in the northeast, Verneuil-en-Halatte in the south and southeast, Nogent-sur-Oise in the southwest and west and Monchy-Saint-Éloi in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 3,541 3,935 5,072 5,545 5,384 5,944 5,873 6,274
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
  • Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church, built between 1130 and 1135, monument historique since 1862 , largely Romanesque, partly Gothic building
  • Château de Villers-Saint-Paul (also: Château de Nogent-les-Vierges or Château de Mortefontaine ), former castle complex from the Middle Ages, redesigned in the 18th century, registered as a monument historique in 1929, deleted in 1970 due to intended removal, demolished in the year 1971

Community partnerships

Villers-Saint-Paul has a partnership with the municipality of Hambergen in Lower Saxony (Germany).

Personalities

  • Antoine de Sartine (1729–1801), Prefect of Police and Minister of the Navy, owner of the Château de Villers-Saint-Paul
  • Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852), general, owner of the Château de Villers-Saint-Paul

Web links

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