Verberie () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the

Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,41 ...

department in northern

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. It lies southwest of

Compiègne Compiègne (; pcd, Compiène) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is located on the river Oise. Its inhabitants are called ''Compiégnois''. Administration Compiègne is the seat of two cantons: * Compiègne-1 (with ...

on the main road to Senlis and

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. The railway station is on the line from Compiègne to

Crépy-en-Valois Crépy-en-Valois (, literally ''Crépy in Valois'') is a commune located in the Oise department in northern France. It is located in the Paris Metropolitan Area, northeast of the center of Paris. History Crépy-en-Valois was founded in the ten ...

. The inhabitants are known as ''Sautriauts''.

History

On 1 October 856 Judith, the daughter of

Charles the Bald Charles the Bald (french: Charles le Chauve; 13 June 823 – 6 October 877), also known as Charles II, was a 9th-century king of West Francia (843–877), king of Italy (875–877) and emperor of the Carolingian Empire (875–877). After a se ...

, King of

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, married

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at the royal palace of Verberie. During the

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it was the scene of fighting on the 1 September 1914, and in 1918. The village has several

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including the Verberie French National Cemetery which contains the graves of 3,221 French soldiers (of whom 2,339 are unidentified), 52 servicemen from the

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, and one

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cavalryman.

Personalities

It was the birthplace of author and feminist Juliette Adam.

Gallery

file:Palais.carolingien.png, Palais carolingien file:Verberie (60), église Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul, façade ouest.jpg, Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church file:Verberie (60), manoir de Saint-Germain (1).jpg, Saint-Germain Manor file:Verberie (60), mairie, rue Juliette-Adam.jpg, Town hall file:Verberie (60), château d'Aramont, colombier.jpg,

château d'Aramont Château d'Aramont is a château in Verberie, Oise Oise ( ; ; pcd, Oése) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name ...

file:Verberie (60), viaduc de la LGV Nord, partie sud.jpg, LGV Nord viaduct

References

{{Authority control Communes of Oise Oise communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia

History

Personalities

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See also

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