Monchy-Humières Explained

Monchy-Humières
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Compiègne
Canton:Estrées-Saint-Denis
Insee:60408
Postal Code:60113
Mayor:Arnaud Luisin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays des Sources
Coordinates:49.4706°N 2.7528°W
Elevation M:52
Elevation Min M:41
Elevation Max M:111
Area Km2:7.8

Monchy-Humières (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃ʃi ymjɛʁ/) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

History

The original Chateau de Monchy-Humières was destroyed during the 1337 to 1453 Hundred Years War and rebuilt in the 16th century. In 1595, it passed into the family of Louis de Crevant, duc d'Humières (1628-1694); the extensive ornamental gardens he laid out no longer exist but the Chateau still functions as a hotel/golf-club.

Many family members were buried in nearby church of St Martin de Monchy-Humières but as elsewhere, the memorials were destroyed during the French Revolution. In 1936, a sale of contents from the chateau included a full-length marble tomb which had been used as a garden ornament. Long thought to be of Louis de Crevant, it was in fact that of Jean III d'Humières (died 1553) by the sculptor Pierre Bontemps and is now in the Louvre.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Web site: Penin . Marie Christine . Humières, Louis de Crévant, Marquis, later duc . Tombes-sepultures . 28 January 2019.