Gerberoy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Gerberoy |
|
 |
|
 Gerberoy
|
|
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Beauvais |
| Canton | Songeons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Picardie Verte |
| Mayor | Yvette Autrique (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 111–201 m (364–659 ft) (avg. 204 m or 669 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 95 (2006) |
| - Density | 21 /km2 (54 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60271/ 60380 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°32′06″N 1°51′02″E / 49.535°N 1.8506°E
Gerberoy is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.
Contents |
[edit] Toponymy
Gerboredum 11th Century. Germanic masculine name Gerbold and Old North French roy 'ford' (Celtic rito-, Old Welsh rit > Welsh rhyd)
A ford in the Thérain stream.
[edit] History
Old village with many half-timbered houses, traces of the medieval castle, listed in the plus beaux villages de France (Most beautiful French villages).
Battle of Gerberoy between William the Conqueror and his son.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Gerberoy |
 |
This Oise geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
