Fère-en-Tardenois
| Fère-en-Tardenois | ||
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Ruins of the chateau | ||
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  Fère-en-Tardenois | ||
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Location within Picardy region  Fère-en-Tardenois | ||
| Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 3°31′02″E / 49.1994°N 3.5172°ECoordinates: 49°11′58″N 3°31′02″E / 49.1994°N 3.5172°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry | |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois | |
| Intercommunality | Tardenois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Roseleux | |
| Area1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 3,191 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02305 / 02130 | |
| Elevation |
106–225 m (348–738 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Fère-en-Tardenois is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, .
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 1,852 | — |
| 1800 | 1,796 | −3.0% |
| 1806 | 1,806 | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 2,105 | +16.6% |
| 1831 | 2,313 | +9.9% |
| 1836 | 2,354 | +1.8% |
| 1841 | 2,461 | +4.5% |
| 1846 | 2,410 | −2.1% |
| 1851 | 2,556 | +6.1% |
| 1856 | 2,293 | −10.3% |
| 1861 | 2,497 | +8.9% |
| 1866 | 2,393 | −4.2% |
| 1872 | 2,218 | −7.3% |
| 1876 | 2,367 | +6.7% |
| 1881 | 2,322 | −1.9% |
| 1886 | 2,397 | +3.2% |
| 1891 | 2,265 | −5.5% |
| 1896 | 2,391 | +5.6% |
| 1901 | 2,508 | +4.9% |
| 1906 | 2,690 | +7.3% |
| 1911 | 2,548 | −5.3% |
| 1921 | 2,332 | −8.5% |
| 1926 | 2,476 | +6.2% |
| 1931 | 2,377 | −4.0% |
| 1936 | 2,169 | −8.8% |
| 1946 | 2,140 | −1.3% |
| 1954 | 2,250 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 2,419 | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 2,730 | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 3,012 | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 3,246 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 3,168 | −2.4% |
| 1999 | 3,356 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 3,285 | −2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,191 | −2.9% |
Personalities
It was the birthplace of Camille Claudel (1864–1943), sculptor and graphic artist.
Sights
The Château de Fère-en-Tardenois dates originally from 1206, with later important Renaissance altertions.
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is one and a half miles east of Fère-en-Tardenois. It contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity during World War I including the poet, Joyce Kilmer and, until 1987, Eddie Slovik, a deserter and the first American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.
See also
References
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