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La Fère (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in France. It was once famous for its military school (1720), one the oldest commissioned for instructing ordnance officers.[3]
La Fère | |
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 The church of La Fère | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Fère  | |
  La Fère  La Fère | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′45″N 3°21′59″E / 49.6625°N 3.3664°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Tergnier |
| Intercommunality | CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Noëlle Vilain[1] |
Area 1 | 6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,850 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02304 /02800 |
| Elevation | 47–80 m (154–262 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editDuring World War II, Nazi Germany operated the Stalag 191 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in La Fère.[4]
Population
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See also
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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.
- ^ Mémoire des Hommes (ed.). "Museums and Monuments : Ancienne école de l'artillerie" (in French).
- ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Fère, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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