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La Faloise

Coordinates: 49°42′00″N 2°20′30″E / 49.7°N 2.3417°E / 49.7; 2.3417
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La Faloise
The church in La Faloise
The church in La Faloise
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La Faloise is located in France
La Faloise
La Faloise
La Faloise is located in Hauts-de-France
La Faloise
La Faloise
Coordinates: 49°42′00″N 2°20′30″E / 49.7°N 2.3417°E / 49.7; 2.3417
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementMontdidier
CantonAilly-sur-Noye
IntercommunalityCC Avre Luce Noye
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Cédric Boquet[1]
Area
1
9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
227
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80299 /80250
Elevation57–158 m (187–518 ft)
(avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Faloise (French pronunciation: [la falwaz]; Picard: Faloèse ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

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La Faloise is situated on the D193 road, on the banks of the river Noye, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Amiens. La Faloise station has rail connections to Amiens and Creil.

History

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La Faloise grew around a 13th-century château, which was ransacked in 1358, and then rebuilt early in the 15th century by the Burgundians. It was attacked by the English and taken in 1442. The chateau returned to the Burgundians under Charles le Téméraire, on return from his defeat at Beauvais. When he died in 1477, the towns of the Somme reverted to the French crown. La Faloise was then in the hands of the Montmorency family, seigneurs of Breteuil.

In the middle of the 15th century, Louis I de Bourbon married Eléonore of Roye and became seigneur of La Faloise. By the end of the century, the village had experienced much upheaval, being taken by the Ligueurs, Royalist, and then the Spanish. To complete the misfortune, the population was decimated by the plague in 1668.

The French Revolution saw La Faloise rebuilt and industrialised. It became famous for the fabrication of nails. This prosperity lasted until about 1850. The village was occupied by the Germans during the conflicts of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the First World War and the Second World War. The church burnt down in 1940; it was rebuilt after the Second World War.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 248—    
1975 207−2.55%
1982 184−1.67%
1990 210+1.67%
1999 210+0.00%
2007 239+1.63%
2012 213−2.28%
2017 231+1.64%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE