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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
La Fère
The church of La Fère
The church of La Fère
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
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Laon
Canton Tergnier
Intercommunality CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Noëlle Vilain[1]
Area
1
6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,860
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02304 /02800
Elevation47–80 m (154–262 ft)
(avg. 50 m or 160 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Fère (French pronunciation: [lafɛʁ] ) 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.[3]

History

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During World War II, Nazi Germany operated the Stalag 191 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in La Fère.[4]

Population

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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[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

See also

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References

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  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
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