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Moulin-sous-Touvent
Moulin-sous-Touvent (French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃ su tuvɑ̃]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
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The German military cemetery in Moulin-sous-Touvent | |
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| Coordinates: 49°27′25″N 3°04′19″E / 49.4569°N 3.0719°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Canton | Compiègne-1 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Brocvielle[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 191 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60438 /60350 |
| Elevation | 68–158 m (223–518 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History edit
First World War edit
Lying on the front lines of the Western Front, the commune was occupied by Germany and liberated by the Allies. .[3]
The stone quarries of Moulin-sous-Touvent, exploited since the Middle Ages, were occupied in 1914 by the German forces, who took over the dormitories and expanded the underground network, creating hundreds of meters of new galleries.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Section photographique de l'armée (Army Photographic Section) (20 August 1918). "Photo : August 20, 1918 Moulin-sous-Touvent area. The 75th Artillery pursues the retreating enemy". Fonds des Albums Valois - Département de l'Oise - Volume 4. Argonnaute - Bibliothèque de documentation internationale contemporaine. Retrieved 5 December 2019..
- ^ David Sbrava. "Stone quarries during the Great War" (pdf). Un petit peu d'histoire. Retrieved 12 June 2019..
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