Armentières-sur-Ourcq

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Armentières-sur-Ourcq

(2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Bocquet^[1]Area

6.81 km² (2.63 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

99 • Density15/km² (38/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

02023 /02210

Elevation87–151 m (285–495 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Armentières-sur-Ourcq (French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃tjɛʁ syʁ uʁk], literally Armentières on Ourcq) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Armentières-sur-Ourcq is located some 30 km south of Soissons and 30 km south-east of Villers-Cotterêts. The D1 road runs through the south-west corner of the commune however the main access is on the D79 from La Croix-sur-Ourcq in the south-west running to the village then west to Nanteuil-Notre-Dame in the east. The D80 road also comes from Oulchy-le-Château in the north and continues south to Coincy. The commune is almost entirely farmland except for a belt of forest in the north.^[3]

The Ourcq river flows from east to west through the northern part of the commune and forming part of the northern border. The Ru Garnier stream flows from the south of the commune north through the village and continuing north to join the Ourcq river.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors of Armentières-sur-Ourcq^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	Present	Jean-Pierre Bocquet	UDF then DVD

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	76	—
1975	76	+0.00%
1982	74	−0.38%
1990	85	+1.75%
1999	105	+2.38%
2007	101	−0.48%
2012	105	+0.78%
2017	103	−0.38%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Sites and monuments

The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:

The Chateau of Armentières (12th century).^[6] Its postern has been classified as a historical monument since 25 January 1921. It is currently privately owned and is visited every year during European Heritage Days. Since 2004 it has benefited from restoration works supported by the DRAC of Picardy and the General Council of Aisne
The Bernard bridges (17th century)^[7]^[8] spanning the Ourcq.

Other sites of interest

The Church (13th century) was severely damaged during the First World War and almost entirely rebuilt. It contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Bas-relief: Pietà Donatrice and patron (16th century)^[9]
- A Funeral Monument of the Lords of Armentières (16th century)^[10]

Notable people linked to the commune

Louis de Brienne de Conflans d'Armentières (1711-1774), Marshal of France
Charles Louis Gabriel de Conflans d'Armentieres (1772-1849), military officer and French politician of the 18th and 19th centuries

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Google Maps
^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115506 Chateau of Armentières (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA02000028 Bernard Bridges (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA02000029 Bernard Bridges (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000037 Pieta Donatrice and patron (in French)
^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000036 Funeral Monument of the Lords of Armentières (in French)

External links

Report on the Château of Armentières (in French)
Armentières-sur-Ourcq on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
40000 Bell Towers website (in French)
Armentières-sur-Ourcq on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
Armahueres on the 1750 Cassini Map