La Fère, Picardy
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La Fère, Picardy is a historic town in northern France known as the birthplace of Antoine of Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, and for its longstanding military and strategic significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Fère, Picardy canonical | 1 |
| La Fère, Picardy, Kingdom of France | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
ⓘ
commune ⓘ |
| area | 6.73 square kilometres ⓘ |
| birthPlace | La Fère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 49.6633°N 3.3650°E ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| demonym | Férois ⓘ |
| elevationMax | 80 metres ⓘ |
| elevationMin | 47 metres ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture in surrounding area
ⓘ
local services ⓘ small-scale industry ⓘ |
| hasFortificationsDesignedBy | Vauban (in part or later adaptations inspired by Vauban) ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | historic military town ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
former artillery barracks
ⓘ
remains of fortifications ⓘ Église Saint-Montain de La Fère NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 2,800 inhabitants (early 21st century) ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 02800 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicSignificance |
fortified position on the Oise
ⓘ
military ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
fortified town
ⓘ
garrison town ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 02304 ⓘ |
| isBirthplaceOf | Antoine of Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artillery garrison
ⓘ
military school of artillery ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aisne department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ
surface form:
Hauts-de-France region
northern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Picardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Laon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Oise River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | father of King Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| partOf |
arrondissement of Laon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Tergnier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Franco-Spanish conflicts of the 16th–17th centuries
ⓘ
French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ military history of Picardy ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | none (not a regional capital but a local center in Aisne) ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| title | Duke of Vendôme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Canal de la Sambre à l’Oise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Fère, Picardy, Kingdom of France