Fontaine-Chaalis (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn ʃali]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
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 The town hall in Fontaine-Chaalis | |
Location of Fontaine-Chaalis  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°10′19″N 2°41′03″E / 49.1719°N 2.6842°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Senlis |
| Canton | Nanteuil-le-Haudouin |
| Intercommunality | Senlis Sud Oise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexis Patria[1] |
Area 1 | 33.11 km2 (12.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 328 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60241 /60300 |
| Elevation | 62–123 m (203–404 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On 3 March 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed within the political boundaries of the commune, in the state-owned Ermenonville Forest.[3]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Accident Details." Accident to Turkish Airlines DC-10 TC-JAV in the Ermenonville Forest on 3 March 1974 Final Report Archived 2 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. French State Secretariat for Transport. 1. Retrieved on 13 February 2011.
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