Moulin-sous-Touvent

Moulin-sous-Touvent is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Moulin-sous-Touvent
Commune
The German military cemetery in Moulin-sous-Touvent
Location of Moulin-sous-Touvent
Moulin-sous-Touvent
Moulin-sous-Touvent
Coordinates: 49°27′25″N 3°04′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementCompiègne
CantonCompiègne-1
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne Brocvielle
Area
1
18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
213
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60438 /60350
Elevation68–158 m (223–518 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.

History

First World War

Lying on the front lines of the Western Front, the commune was occupied by Germany and liberated by the Allies. .[2]

The stone quarries of Moulin-sous-Touvent, exploited since the Middle Ages, were occupied in 1914 by the German forces, who took over the dormitories and expanded the underground network, creating hundreds of meters of new galleries.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Section photographique de l'armée (Army Photographic Section) (August 20, 1918). "Photo : August 20, 1918 Moulin-sous-Touvent area. The 75th Artillery pursues the retreating enemy". Fonds des Albums Valois - Département de l'Oise - Volume 4. Argonnaute - Bibliothèque de documentation internationale contemporaine. Retrieved December 5, 2019..
  3. David Sbrava. "Stone quarries during the Great War" (pdf). Un petit peu d'histoire. http://www.moulinsoustouvent.com. Retrieved June 12, 2019..


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