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Château-Thierry
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
| Canton | Château-Thierry |
| Intercommunality | Château-Thierry |
| Mayor | Jacque Krabal (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 59–222 m (194–728 ft) (avg. 63 m/207 ft) |
| Land area1 | 16.49 km2 (6.37 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 14,831 (2008) |
| - Density | 899 /km2 (2,330 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02168/ 02400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Château-Thierry is a commune in northern France about 56 miles (90 km) east-northeast of Paris. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aisne department in Picardy.
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In the late years of the western Roman empire, a small town called Otmus was settled on a site where the Soissons-Troyes road crossed the Marne river.
During the 8th century, Charles Martel kept king Theuderic IV prisoner in the castle of Otmus. At this time, the town took the name of Castrum Theodorici, later transformed in Château-Thierry (Castle of Thierry, Thierry is the French or early Roman language translation of Theuderic).
In 946, the castle of Château-Thierry was the home of Herbert le-Vieux, Count of Omois (Fr: comte d'Omois) of the House of Vermandois & Soissons.
Château-Thierry was the site of two important battles. The Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) in the Napoleonic Wars between France and Prussia, and Battle of Château-Thierry (1918) in World War I, between the United States and Germany.
In 1918, a mounting for the infamous Paris Gun was found near the castle. The cannon itself was never found.
Château-Thierry is situated on the Marne River.
| Year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 |
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| Population | 4080 | 4160 | 4730 | 4422 | 4697 | 4761 | 4995 | 5413 | 5629 | 5381 |
| Year | 1861 | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 |
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| Population | 5761 | 6519 | 6623 | 6902 | 7015 | 7296 | 6863 | 7063 | 7083 | 7347 |
| Year | 1911 | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 |
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| Population | 7771 | 7751 | 8266 | 8154 | 7928 | 8094 | 8841 | 10,006 | 11,049 |
| Year | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 13,491 | 14,557 | 15,312 | 14,966 | 14,831 |
Château-Thierry is the terminus station of a regional railway line starting from the Gare de l'Est in Paris. It is also one of the exits of the A4 motorway that links Paris with the east part of France. Transval operates the local bus routes.
Château-Thierry was the birthplace of Jean de La Fontaine. Teddy Roosevelt's son Quentin was shot down in July 1918 while flying a French SPAD plane during WWI.
Château-Thierry is twinned with[1]: