Ville, Oise

Ville
Ville
Location within Picardy region  Ville
Coordinates: 49°33′18″N 2°56′26″E / 49.555°N 2.9406°ECoordinates: 49°33′18″N 2°56′26″E / 49.555°N 2.9406°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Senlis
Canton	Crépy-en-Valois
Intercommunality	Pays Noyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Didier Poly
Area^1	6.04 km^2 (2.33 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	675
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	60676 / 60400
Elevation	41–164 m (135–538 ft)
^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.

Ville is a commune in the Oise department in the region of Picardy in northern France. The village is divided into a northern part and a southern part by the Divette river.

Demographics

The population of the town is relatively young. The rate of persons above the age of 60 years (16.8%) is lower than the national rate (21.6%) and the county rate (17.5%). Unlike national and departmental allocations, the male population of the town is greater than the female population (51.8% against 48.4% nationally and 49.3% at the departmental level).

The distribution of the population of the municipality by age groups is, in 2007, as follows:

• 51.8% of men (0–14 years = 25.2%, 15–29 years = 14.1%, 30–44 years = 25.9%, 45–59 years = 18.9%, more than 60 years = 15.9%);
• 48.2% of women (0–14 years = 19.7%, 15–29 years = 15.7%, 30–44 years = 27.3%, 45–59 years = 19.5%, more than 60 years = 17.9%).

The château

The château in disrepair painted by Général Léon Grégoire in 1927.

The first castle stood at a place later known as Le Vieux Château (The Old Castle) near the junction of Rue du Château and Rue de l'Archerie. By the early 19th century the castle was in ruins and in 1840 it was replaced by a new château comprising a main building and two symmetrical wings situated just to the north east of the village church. This building was partially destroyed during the First World War and rebuilt on the old plans in the late 1920s.

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

• INSEE