Gerberoy (;

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: ''Gèrbroè'') is a commune in the

Oise Oise ( ; ; ) 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 829,419 in 2019.< ...

department in northern

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, in the old '' pays'' of Beauvaisis.

Toponymy

''Gerboredum'' 11th Century. Germanic masculine name ''Gerbold'' and Old North French ''roy'' 'ford' (Celtic ''rito-'', Old Welsh ''rit'' > Welsh ''rhyd''). A ford in the Thérain stream.

History

The old village with many half-timbered houses, and traces of the medieval castle, is listed in the ''plus beaux villages de France'' (Most beautiful French villages). The siege and battle of Gerberoy was fought between

William the Conqueror William the Conqueror (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo, he was D ...

and his son

Robert Curthose Robert Curthose ( – February 1134, ), the eldest son of William the Conqueror, was Duke of Normandy as Robert II from 1087 to 1106. Robert was also an unsuccessful pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of England. The epithet "Curthose" ...

in the winter of 1078–79.

References

Communes of Oise Plus Beaux Villages de France {{Beauvais-geo-stub

Toponymy

History

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