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Francastel |
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Francastel
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Beauvais |
| Canton | Crèvecoeur-le-Grand |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de Crèvecœur-le-Grand |
| Mayor | Hubert Vanysacker (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 160–186 m (520–610 ft) (avg. 180 m/590 ft) |
| Land area1 | 12.58 km2 (4.86 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 384 (1999) |
| - Density | 31 /km2 (80 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60253/ 60480 |
| 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. | |
Francastel iis a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.
Francastel is on a plateau of farmland in Picardy, between Crevecoeur-le-Grand and Froissy on the road 151, and north of Beauvais. It is accessible from the intersection 16 of the A16 motorway.
The first village, which was at the location of the current cemetery, was destroyed by the Normans. Rebuilt on the site it occupies today, following the Jacquerie damage, prior to being attacked by the Burgundians who destroyed the castle in 1472.
The village was served by the railway linking Estrees - Saint-Denis - Froissy - Crevecoeur-le-Grand from 1911 to 1961.