Faverolles, Aisne
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| Coordinates: 49°13′12″N 3°10′35″E / 49.22°N 3.1764°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Villers-Cotterêts |
| Intercommunality | Retz-en-Valois |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Poteaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 13.79 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 340 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02302 /02600 |
| Elevation | 67–177 m (220–581 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Faverolles (French pronunciation: [favʁɔl] ⓘ) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Literature[edit]
Faverolles is the village in which the protagonist of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Jean Valjean lived before he was arrested.
Here is a quote from Victor Hugo's novel:
"Jean Valjean came from a poor peasant family of Brie. He had not learned to read in his childhood. When he reached man's estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles."
The village of Faverolles is situated in the Department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France, in the country of France. An area of the department of Aisne was historically part of the region of Brie. This northern part of Brie was also called 'Brie pouilleuse'.
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 361 | — |
| 1975 | 283 | −3.42% |
| 1982 | 265 | −0.93% |
| 1990 | 308 | +1.90% |
| 1999 | 319 | +0.39% |
| 2007 | 343 | +0.91% |
| 2012 | 321 | −1.32% |
| 2017 | 317 | −0.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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