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Gournay-sur-Aronde |
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Gournay-sur-Aronde
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Canton | Ressons-sur-Matz |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays des Sources |
| Mayor | Daniel Forget (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 47–127 m (154–417 ft) (avg. 76 m/249 ft) |
| Land area1 | 14.71 km2 (5.68 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 581 (1999) |
| - Density | 39 /km2 (100 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60281/ 60190 |
| 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. | |
Gournay-sur-Aronde is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.
Gournay-sur-Aronde is best known for a Late Iron Age sanctuary that dates back to the 4th century BCE, and was burned and levelled at the end of the 1st century BCE. In the 4th century AD a Gallo-Roman temple was built on the site.