Monchy-Humières | |
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 The old abbey house in Monchy | |
Location of Monchy-Humières  | |
  Monchy-Humières  Monchy-Humières | |
| Coordinates:49°28′14″N2°45′10″E / 49.4706°N 2.7528°E /49.4706; 2.7528 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Canton | Estrées-Saint-Denis |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Sources |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Arnaud Luisin[1] |
Area 1 | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 776 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60408 /60113 |
| Elevation | 41–111 m (135–364 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Monchy-Humières (French pronunciation:[mɔ̃ʃiymjɛʁ]) is acommune in theOisedepartment in northernFrance.
The original Chateau de Monchy-Humières was destroyed during the 1337 to 1453Hundred Years War and rebuilt in the 16th century. In 1595, it passed into the family ofLouis 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 theFrench 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 sculptorPierre Bontemps and is now in theLouvre.[3]
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