Fère-en-Tardenois
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Ruins of the chateau
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 49°11′58″N 3°31′02″E / 49.1994°N 3.5172°ECoordinates: 49°11′58″N 3°31′02″E / 49.1994°N 3.5172°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry | |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois | |
| Intercommunality | Tardenois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Roseleux | |
| Area1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 3,191 | |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02305 / 02130 | |
| Elevation | 106–225 m (348–738 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Fère-en-Tardenois is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
It is named for the Tardenois region.
It was the birthplace of Camille Claudel (1864–1943), sculptor and graphic artist.
The Château de Fère-en-Tardenois dates originally from 1206, with later important Renaissance altertions.
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is one and a half miles east of Fère-en-Tardenois. It contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity during World War I including the poet, Joyce Kilmer and, until 1987, Eddie Slovik, a deserter and the first American soldier to be executed for desertion since the American Civil War.
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