Mortefontaine, Oise

Mortefontaine is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Mortefontaine
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mortefontaine
Mortefontaine
Mortefontaine
Coordinates: 49°06′47″N 2°36′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementSenlis
CantonSenlis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christian Lamblin
Area
1
15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
854
  Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60432 /60128
Elevation60–203 m (197–666 ft)
(avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The castle of Mortefontaine[2] was bought by Joseph Bonaparte, elder brother of Napoléon Bonaparte, in 1798. The Convention of 1800 (also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine), a treaty of friendship between France and the United States of America was signed in the castle of Mortefontaine. The preliminaries of the 1802 Peace of Amiens were also negotiated at the castle.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Castle of Mortefontaine on Napoleon & Empire website


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