Saint-André-Farivillers

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Saint-André-Farivillers

(2020–2026) Hervé Commelin^[1]Area

11.35 km² (4.38 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

516 • Density45/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

60565 /60480

Elevation88–170 m (289–558 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-André-Farivillers is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.^[3]

Sites and monuments

Saint-André Church (16th century) : isolated structure in the middle of the plain, at the junction of four hamlets which constitute the commune. The Renaissance style choir was built in 1555, the Gothic nave is lower. It has been listed since 1992 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.^[4] Three stained glass windows, damaged by a hail storm, were restored in 2016.^[5] The church still has a window from 1572, a bell from 1693 and an 18th-century altar.^[4]

Bell tower
Stained glass window
Statue
Graffiti example in the church

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.
^ INSEE commune file
^ ^a ^b Base Mérimée: Eglise, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ "Victimes de la grêle, les vitraux de l’église sont restaurés", Le Bonhomme picard édition de Grandvilliers, 16 March 2016, issue 3385, page 26.