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| Coordinates:49°11′58″N3°31′02″E / 49.1994°N 3.5172°E /49.1994; 3.5172 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois |
| Intercommunality | CA Région de Château-Thierry |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Roseleux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,881 |
| • Density | 141/km2 (366/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02305 /02130 |
| Elevation | 106–225 m (348–738 ft) (avg. 125 m or 410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fère-en-Tardenois (French pronunciation:[fɛʁɑ̃taʁdənwa], literallyFère inTardenois) is acommune in theAisnedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
It is named for theTardenois region.
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It was the birthplace ofCamille Claudel (1864–1943),sculptor and graphic artist.
TheChâteau de Fère-en-Tardenois dates originally from 1206, with later importantRenaissance alterations.
TheOise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is one and a half miles east of Fère-en-Tardenois. It contains the graves of 6,012American soldiers who died while fighting in this vicinity duringWorld War I including the poet,Joyce Kilmer and, until 1987,Eddie Slovik, a deserter and the first American soldier to be executed for desertion since theAmerican Civil War.
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