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La Fère | |
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 The church of La Fère | |
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 Location of La Fère | |
  La Fère  La Fère | |
| Coordinates:49°39′45″N3°21′59″E / 49.6625°N 3.3664°E /49.6625; 3.3664 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Tergnier |
| Intercommunality | CA Chauny Tergnier La Fère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Marie-Noëlle Vilain[1] |
Area 1 | 6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,860 |
| • Density | 425/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02304 /02800 |
| Elevation | 47–80 m (154–262 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Fère (French pronunciation:[lafɛʁ]) is acommune in theAisnedepartment inHauts-de-France inFrance. It was once famous for its military school (1720), one the oldest commissioned for instructing ordnance officers.[3]
DuringWorld War II, Nazi Germany operated the Stalag 191prisoner-of-war camp forAllied POWs in La Fère.[4]
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