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Baron (French pronunciation: [baʁɔ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.[2]

Baron
Commune
Église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Baron [fr]
Coat of arms
Location of Baron
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Coordinates: 49°10′26″N 2°43′49″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Senlis
Canton	Nanteuil-le-Haudouin
Intercommunality	Pays de Valois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Sophie Sicard
Area 1	21.47 km2 (8.29 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	761
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60047 /60300
Elevation	63–151 m (207–495 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

On September 3, 1914, in the early stages of World War I, the estate of Manoir de Fontaines at Baron was the scene of composer Albéric Magnard shooting at invading German soldiers, killing one of them, and then being killed when they set the house on fire. At the time the event focused considerable public attention on Baron, Magnard being considered a French national hero for his act.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 654 —     1800 666 +1.8% 1806 723 +8.6% 1821 668 −7.6% 1831 754 +12.9% 1836 784 +4.0% 1841 760 −3.1% 1846 823 +8.3% 1851 850 +3.3% 1856 806 −5.2% 1861 736 −8.7% 1866 782 +6.2% 1872 840 +7.4% 1876 879 +4.6% 1881 821 −6.6% 1886 778 −5.2% 1891 769 −1.2% 1896 801 +4.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 754 −5.9% 1906 786 +4.2% 1911 672 −14.5% 1921 635 −5.5% 1926 669 +5.4% 1931 690 +3.1% 1936 679 −1.6% 1946 653 −3.8% 1954 641 −1.8% 1962 608 −5.1% 1968 597 −1.8% 1975 598 +0.2% 1982 715 +19.6% 1990 741 +3.6% 1999 774 +4.5% 2006 779 +0.6% 2009 783 +0.5%

Notable people

• Albéric Magnard

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

External links

Media related to Baron (Oise) at Wikimedia Commons

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