Faverolles, Aisne
Faverolles is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Location of Faverolles 
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| Coordinates: 49°13′12″N 3°10′35″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Villers-Cotterêts |
| Intercommunality | Retz-en-Valois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Christian Poteaux |
| Area 1 | 13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 317 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02302 /02600 |
| Elevation | 67–177 m (220–581 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Literature
Faverolles is the village in which the protagonist of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Jean Valjean lived before he was arrested.
Here is a quote from Victor Hugo's novel:
"Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie. He had not learned to read in his childhood. When he reached man's estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles."
The village of Faverolles is situated in the Department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France, in the country of France. An area of the department of Aisne was historically part of the region of Brie. This northern part of Brie was also called 'Brie pouilleuse'.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2006 | 340 | — |
| 2007 | 343 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 346 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 345 | −0.3% |
| 2010 | 343 | −0.6% |
| 2011 | 332 | −3.2% |
| 2012 | 321 | −3.3% |
| 2013 | 310 | −3.4% |
| 2014 | 309 | −0.3% |
| 2015 | 308 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | 313 | +1.6% |
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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