Moulin-sous-Touvent

Moulin-sous-Touvent
Commune
The German military cemetery in Moulin-sous-Touvent
Location of Moulin-sous-Touvent
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Coordinates: 49°27′25″N 3°04′19″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Compiègne
Canton	Compiègne-1
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne Brocvielle[1]
Area ^1	18.14 km^2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	191
• Density	11/km^2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60438 /60350
Elevation	68–158 m (223–518 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Moulin-sous-Touvent (French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃ su tuvɑ̃]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

History

First World War

Lying on the front lines of the Western Front, the commune was occupied by Germany and liberated by the Allies. .[3]

The stone quarries of Moulin-sous-Touvent, exploited since the Middle Ages, were occupied in 1914 by the German forces, who took over the dormitories and expanded the underground network, creating hundreds of meters of new galleries.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Section photographique de l'armée (Army Photographic Section) (20 August 1918). "Photo : August 20, 1918 Moulin-sous-Touvent area. The 75th Artillery pursues the retreating enemy". Fonds des Albums Valois - Département de l'Oise - Volume 4. Argonnaute - Bibliothèque de documentation internationale contemporaine. Retrieved 5 December 2019..
4. David Sbrava. "Stone quarries during the Great War" (pdf). Un petit peu d'histoire. Retrieved 12 June 2019..