Villeneuve-sur-Fère
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Commune of Villeneuve-sur-Fère | |
Location | |
Longitude | 03° 28' 33" East |
Latitude | 49° 10' 42" North |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Région | Picardie |
Département | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
Canton | Canton de Fère-en-Tardenois |
Mayor | Jean Devos (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Altitude | 118 m–226 m (avg. 160 m) |
Land area¹ | 10,3 km² |
Population² (1999) |
231 |
- Density () | 22/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 02806/ 02130 |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Villeneuve-sur-Fère is a commune of the Aisne département, in northern France.
It was the birthplace of Paul Claudel (1868-1955), poet and diplomat.