Wacquemoulin
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Oise | |
| Arrondissement | Clermont | |
| Canton | Estrées-Saint-Denis | |
| Community association | Picard plateau | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 30 ' N , 2 ° 37' E | |
| height | 57-102 m | |
| surface | 6.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 300 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 60420 | |
| INSEE code | 60698 | |
Wacquemoulin is a French commune of 300 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Oise in the region of Hauts-de-France (2015: Picardie ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Clermont , the communal association Plateau Picard and the canton Estrées-Saint-Denis (until 2015: canton Maignelay-Montigny ). The inhabitants are called Wacquemoulinois or Wacquemoulinoises .
geography
Wacquemoulin is about 20 kilometers northwest of Compiègne on the upper reaches of the small Aronde river . Except for the remains of alluvial forest on the Aronde and the Marais de Mérévillers wetland to the west of the village, the 6.66 km² area of the municipality is woodless. Wacquemoulin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Méry-la-Bataille in the north, Neufvy-sur-Aronde in the east, Moyenneville in the south, La Neuville-Roy in the south-west, Montiers in the west and Ménévillers in the north-west.
The municipality's train station is on the Amiens- Compiègne railway line .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 273 | 244 | 187 | 190 | 306 | 312 | 293 | 300 |
Attractions
- Saint-Christophe Church
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Wacquemoulin in the Palissy base of the French Ministry of Culture