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Oulchy-le-Château is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Oulchy-le-Château
Commune
The church of Oulchy-le-Château
Coat of arms
Location of Oulchy-le-Château
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Coordinates: 49°12′18″N 3°22′09″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Villers-Cotterêts
Intercommunality	Oulchy le Château
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Brioux[1]
Area 1	15.08 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	816
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02580 /02210
Elevation	87–178 m (285–584 ft) (avg. 83 m or 272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The town is located about 106 km (66 mi) from Paris, between Soissons to the north and Château-Thierry to the south. It is directly accessible by highway.

Towns, villages and localities

• Cugny-lès-Crouttes, located to the east

History

On the night of 2/3 March 1814, the area was taken by imperial troops commanded by Captain Parquin. In 1976, the commune of Cugny-lès-Crouttes was absorbed.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	679	—
1968	721	+6.2%
1975	759	+5.3%
1982	788	+3.8%
1990	856	+8.6%
1999	849	−0.8%
2008	848	−0.1%

Sights

• War memorial, on which 41 names are inscribed[3]
• War memorial of Cugny-lès-Crouttes, on which 5 names are inscribed[4]
• Monument in memory of Captain Parquin[5][6]
• Many public baths[7]
• The Ghosts of Landowski - 1919-1935 by Paul Landowski. This group consists of 7 stone soldiers, 8 meters (26 ft) high, each reflecting a weapon and erected on Chalmont hill[8] at the site of the Second battle of the Marne.

Personalities

• Gérard Titus-Carmel, painter and poet, lived and worked in the commune for more than thirty years

Economics and sports

The village contains a bakery, supermarket, butcher shops, pharmacy, doctor, nightclub, police, garage and gasoline. The town contains a football stadium and two tennis courts.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department
• List of medieval bridges in France

References

На других языках

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- [en] Oulchy-le-Château

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[ru] Ульши-ле-Шато

Ульши́-ле-Шато́ (фр. Oulchy-le-Château) — коммуна на севере Франции, регион О-де-Франс, департамент Эна, округ Суассон, кантон Виллер-Котре. Находится в 21 км к югу от Суассона и в 19 км к северу от Шато-Тьерри, в 15 км от автомагистрали А4 "Эст".

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