Oulchy-le-Château explained

Oulchy-le-Château
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Oulchy-le-château.svg
Arrondissement:	Soissons
Canton:	Villers-Cotterêts
Insee:	02580
Postal Code:	02210
Mayor:	Jean-Pierre Brioux^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Oulchy le Château
Coordinates:	49.205°N 3.3692°W
Elevation M:	83
Elevation Min M:	87
Elevation Max M:	178
Area Km2:	15.08

Oulchy-le-Château is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The town is located about 106km (66miles) from Paris, between Soissons to the north and Château-Thierry to the south. It is directly accessible by highway.

Towns, villages and localities

• Cugny-lès-Crouttes, located to the east

History

On the night of 2/3 March 1814, the area was taken by imperial troops commanded by Captain Parquin. In 1976, the commune of Cugny-lès-Crouttes was absorbed.

Population

Sights

• War memorial, on which 41 names are inscribed^[2]
• War memorial of Cugny-lès-Crouttes, on which 5 names are inscribed^[3]
• Monument in memory of Captain Parquin^{[4] [5]}
• Many public baths^[6]
• The Ghosts of Landowski - 1919-1935 by Paul Landowski. This group consists of 7 stone soldiers, 8m (26feet) high, each reflecting a weapon and erected on Chalmont hill^[7] at the site of the Second battle of the Marne.

Personalities

• Gérard Titus-Carmel, painter and poet, lived and worked in the commune for more than thirty years

Economics and sports

The village contains a bakery, supermarket, butcher shops, pharmacy, doctor, nightclub, police, garage and gasoline. The town contains a football stadium and two tennis courts.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department
• List of medieval bridges in France

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. http://www.memorial-genweb.org/~memorial2/html/fr/resultcommune.php?insee=02580&dpt=02&idsource=36055&table=bp06 Record of the names of soldiers killed on MemorialGenWeb
3. http://www.memorial-genweb.org/~memorial2/html/fr/resultcommune.php?insee=02247&dpt=02&idsource=36091&table=bp06 Record of the names of soldiers killed on MemorialGenWeb
4. http://www.napoleonprisonnier.com/lieux/monuments1.html#oulchy Site dédié à Napoléon
5. http://bezusaintgermain.uniterre.com/68980/SUITE+DE+LA+BATAILLE++AVANT+GARDE+DE+NAPOLEON+ARRIVE+A+OULCHY.html Photos of the monument
6. http://france.lavoirs.free.fr/region/Aisne/Aisne_lavoirs_soissonnais-valois.html Site specializing in public baths
7. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Oulchy-le-Chateau+France&t=k&hl=en&ll=49.214233,3.409029&spn=0.001976,0.004163 Satellite view of the Ghosts on Google Maps