Verberie

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

Verberie
Commune
The chateau of Aramont, in Verberie
Coat of arms
Location of Verberie
Verberie
Verberie
Coordinates: 49°18′40″N 2°43′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementSenlis
CantonCrépy-en-Valois
IntercommunalityBasse Automne
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Patrick Floury
Area
1
15.05 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,848
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60667 /60410
Elevation30–125 m (98–410 ft)
(avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Compiègne on the main road to Senlis and Paris. The railway station is on the line from Compiegne to Crépy-en-Valois. It has an average income of €20,442 (1999). The inhabitants are known as Sautriauts.

History

On 1 October 856 Judith, the daughter of Charles the Bald, King of West Francia, married Æthelwulf, King of Wessex at the royal palace of Verberie.[2]

During the First World War it was the scene of fighting on the 1 September 1914, and in 1918. The village has several war cemeteries including the Verberie French National Cemetery which contains the graves of 3,221 French soldiers (of whom 2,339 are unidentified), 52 servicemen from the United Kingdom, and one Canadian cavalryman.

Personalities

It was the birthplace of author and feminist Juliette Adam.

  • Palais carolingien
  • Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church
  • Saint-Germain Manor
  • Town hall
  • château d'Aramont
  • LGV Nord viaduct

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Nelson, Janet, trans. and ed. (1991). The Annals of St-Bertin. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7190-3426-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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