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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
La Fère
Commune
The church of La FèreThe church of La Fère
Coat of arms of La FèreCoat of arms
Location of La Fère
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Coordinates: 49°39′45″N 3°21′59″E / 49.6625°N 3.3664°E / 49.6625; 3.3664
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonTergnier
IntercommunalityCA Chauny Tergnier La Fère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Noëlle Vilain
Area6.73 km (2.60 sq mi)
Population2,860
 • Density420/km (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code02304 /02800
Elevation47–80 m (154–262 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Fère (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in France. It was once famous for its military school (1720), one the oldest commissioned for instructing ordnance officers.

History

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated the Stalag 191 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in La Fère.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,483—    
1800 2,600+0.66%
1806 2,721+0.76%
1821 2,678−0.11%
1831 2,792+0.42%
1836 2,651−1.03%
1841 3,911+8.09%
1846 4,632+3.44%
1851 4,441−0.84%
1856 4,122−1.48%
1861 4,061−0.30%
1866 4,984+4.18%
1872 4,158−2.97%
1876 4,914+4.26%
1881 5,109+0.78%
1886 4,951−0.63%
1891 5,394+1.73%
1896 5,011−1.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,982−0.12%
1906 4,745−0.97%
1911 5,095+1.43%
1921 2,136−8.33%
1926 3,161+8.15%
1931 3,331+1.05%
1936 3,533+1.18%
1946 2,750−2.47%
1954 3,485+3.01%
1962 3,161−1.21%
1968 3,703+2.67%
1975 3,531−0.68%
1982 2,979−2.40%
1990 2,930−0.21%
1999 2,817−0.44%
2007 2,962+0.63%
2012 2,982+0.13%
2017 2,859−0.84%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Mémoire des Hommes (ed.). "Museums and Monuments : Ancienne école de l'artillerie" (in French).
  4. Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Fère, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Aisne Communes of the Aisne department


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