Chiry-Ourscamp

Chiry-Ourscamp (French pronunciation: [ʃiʁi uʁskɑ̃], before 1999: Chiry-Ourscamps)^[3] is a French commune in the Oise department, region of Hauts-de-France.

Chiry-Ourscamp
Commune
Abbey of Notre-Dame d'Ourscamp
Coat of arms
Location of Chiry-Ourscamp
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Coordinates: 49°32′47″N 2°57′07″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Compiègne
Canton	Thourotte
Intercommunality	Deux Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Yves Bonnard[1]
Area 1	13.25 km2 (5.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,143
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60150 /60138
Elevation	33–150 m (108–492 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

An early reference to the community dates to the seventh century, when it was referred to as Ursi campus.^[4] Château Mennechet, a castle constructed in the late 19th century in Chiry-Ourscamp lies in ruins after being left vacant following the Second World War.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Décret du 21 décembre 1999 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0300, 28 December 1999, p. 19453.
4. Nègre, Ernest (1991). Toponymie générale de la France, Volume 2. Librairie Droz. p. 995. ISBN 9782600001335.
5. Base Mérimée: Château Mennechet, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)