Fère-en-Tardenois (French pronunciation: [fɛʁ ɑ̃ taʁdənwa], literally Fère in Tardenois) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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| Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 3°31′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Roseleux[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,001 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02305 /02130 |
| Elevation | 106–225 m (348–738 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is named for the Tardenois region.
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It was the birthplace of Camille Claudel (1864–1943), sculptor and graphic artist.
The Château de Fère-en-Tardenois dates originally from 1206, with later important Renaissance alterations.
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is one and a half miles east of Fère-en-Tardenois. It contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity during World War I including the poet, Joyce Kilmer and, until 1987, Eddie Slovik, a deserter and the first American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.
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