Gerberoy | |
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 The main street in Gerberoy | |
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Location of Gerberoy  | |
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| Coordinates:49°32′06″N1°51′02″E / 49.535°N 1.8506°E /49.535; 1.8506 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Beauvais |
| Canton | Grandvilliers |
| Intercommunality | Picardie Verte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre Chavonnet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 86 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60271 /60380 |
| Elevation | 111–201 m (364–659 ft) (avg. 204 m or 669 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gerberoy (French pronunciation:[ʒɛʁbəʁwa];Picard:Gèrbroè) is acommune in theOisedepartment in northernFrance, in the oldpays ofBeauvaisis.
Gerboredum 11th Century. Germanic masculine nameGerbold and Old North Frenchroy 'ford' (Celticrito-, Old Welshrit > Welshrhyd).
A ford in the Thérain stream.
The old village with many half-timbered houses, and traces of the medieval castle, is listed in theplus beaux villages de France (Most beautiful French villages).
The siege and battle of Gerberoy was fought betweenWilliam the Conqueror and his sonRobert Curthose in the winter of 1078–79.
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