Breteuil, Oise
| Breteuil-sur-Noye | |
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Former abbey and the castle | |
  Breteuil-sur-Noye | |
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Location within Picardy region  Breteuil-sur-Noye | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′00″N 2°17′39″E / 49.6333°N 2.2942°ECoordinates: 49°38′00″N 2°17′39″E / 49.6333°N 2.2942°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Clermont |
| Canton | Breteuil |
| Intercommunality | Vallées de la Brèche et de la Noye |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jacques Cotel |
| Area1 | 17.27 km2 (6.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 4,475 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60104 / 60120 |
| Elevation |
70–166 m (230–545 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 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. | |
Breteuil or Breteuil-sur-Noye is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
It is located in the Noye valley.
Law of Breteuil
The Duke of Normandy gave a charter to Breteuil guaranteeing it many freedoms. After the Norman conquest of England and later the Norman Conquest of Ireland, the "law of Breteuil" was granted to many towns in those countries.[1][2]
Population
Its inhabitants are calles Brituliens.
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,030 | — |
| 1800 | 2,160 | +6.4% |
| 1806 | 2,112 | −2.2% |
| 1821 | 2,099 | −0.6% |
| 1831 | 2,284 | +8.8% |
| 1836 | 2,415 | +5.7% |
| 1841 | 2,399 | −0.7% |
| 1846 | 2,561 | +6.8% |
| 1851 | 2,736 | +6.8% |
| 1856 | 2,794 | +2.1% |
| 1861 | 2,907 | +4.0% |
| 1866 | 2,815 | −3.2% |
| 1872 | 2,802 | −0.5% |
| 1876 | 3,074 | +9.7% |
| 1881 | 3,146 | +2.3% |
| 1886 | 3,154 | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 3,108 | −1.5% |
| 1896 | 2,991 | −3.8% |
| 1901 | 2,830 | −5.4% |
| 1906 | 2,839 | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 2,700 | −4.9% |
| 1921 | 2,325 | −13.9% |
| 1926 | 2,426 | +4.3% |
| 1931 | 2,516 | +3.7% |
| 1936 | 2,359 | −6.2% |
| 1946 | 1,785 | −24.3% |
| 1954 | 2,241 | +25.5% |
| 1962 | 2,748 | +22.6% |
| 1968 | 3,085 | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 3,531 | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 3,873 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 3,879 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4,120 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 4,267 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 4,359 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4,475 | +2.7% |
See also
References
- ↑ Ballard, Adolphus (October 1915). "The Law of Breteuil". The English Historical Review (Oxford University Press) 30 (120): 646–658. doi:10.1093/ehr/xxx.cxx.646.
- ↑ Pounds, Norman John Greville (2005-01-01). The Medieval City. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 174–5. ISBN 9780313324987. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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