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Faverolles |
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Faverolles
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Villers-Cotterêts |
| Intercommunality | Villers-Cotterêts–Forêt de Retz |
| Mayor | Alexandre Potel (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 67–177 m (220–581 ft) (avg. 140 m/460 ft) |
| Land area1 | 13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 346 (2008) |
| - Density | 25 /km2 (65 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02302/ 02600 |
| 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. | |
Faverolles is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is arguably only notable for having been chosen as the birthplace of Victor Hugo's protagonist Jean Valjean.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 364 | 361 | 283 | 265 | 308 | 319 | 346 |