La Fère | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr La Fère 02.svg |
Arrondissement: | Laon |
Canton: | Tergnier |
Insee: | 02304 |
Postal Code: | 02800 |
Mayor: | Marie-Noëlle Vilain[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère |
Coordinates: | 49.6625°N 3.3664°W |
Elevation M: | 50 |
Elevation Min M: | 47 |
Elevation Max M: | 80 |
Area Km2: | 6.73 |
La Fère (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in France. It was once famous for its military school (1720), one the oldest commissioned for instructing ordnance officers.[2]
During World War II, Nazi Germany operated the Stalag 191 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in La Fère.[3]