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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Fère-en-Tardenois
Commune
Ruins of the chateauRuins of the chateau
Coat of arms of Fère-en-TardenoisCoat of arms
Location of Fère-en-Tardenois
Fère-en-Tardenois is located in FranceFère-en-TardenoisFère-en-TardenoisShow map of FranceFère-en-Tardenois is located in Hauts-de-FranceFère-en-TardenoisFère-en-TardenoisShow map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 3°31′02″E / 49.1994°N 3.5172°E / 49.1994; 3.5172
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementChâteau-Thierry
CantonFère-en-Tardenois
IntercommunalityCA Région de Château-Thierry
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Roseleux
Area20.4 km (7.9 sq mi)
Population2,925
 • Density140/km (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code02305 /02130
Elevation106–225 m (348–738 ft)
(avg. 125 m or 410 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fère-en-Tardenois (French pronunciation: [fɛʁ ɑ̃ taʁdənwa], literally Fère in Tardenois) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

It is named for the Tardenois region.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,852—    
1800 1,796−0.44%
1806 1,806+0.09%
1821 2,105+1.03%
1831 2,313+0.95%
1836 2,354+0.35%
1841 2,461+0.89%
1846 2,410−0.42%
1851 2,556+1.18%
1856 2,293−2.15%
1861 2,497+1.72%
1866 2,393−0.85%
1872 2,218−1.26%
1876 2,367+1.64%
1881 2,322−0.38%
1886 2,397+0.64%
1891 2,265−1.13%
1896 2,391+1.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,508+0.96%
1906 2,690+1.41%
1911 2,548−1.08%
1921 2,332−0.88%
1926 2,476+1.21%
1931 2,377−0.81%
1936 2,169−1.81%
1946 2,140−0.13%
1954 2,250+0.63%
1962 2,419+0.91%
1968 2,730+2.04%
1975 3,012+1.41%
1982 3,246+1.07%
1990 3,168−0.30%
1999 3,356+0.64%
2007 3,306−0.19%
2012 3,191−0.71%
2017 3,053−0.88%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Personalities

It was the birthplace of Camille Claudel (1864–1943), sculptor and graphic artist.

Sights

The Château de Fère-en-Tardenois dates originally from 1206, with later important Renaissance alterations.

The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is one and a half miles east of Fère-en-Tardenois. It contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity during World War I including the poet, Joyce Kilmer and, until 1987, Eddie Slovik, a deserter and the first American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fère-en-Tardenois, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Aisne Communes of the Aisne department


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