Verpillières

Verpillières is a rural, commune of 160 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the department of Somme in the Picardie region. It belongs to the canton of Roye in the arrondissement of Montdidier.

Geography

Verpillières is located in northern France, at the southern edge of the Somme, 96 kilometers northeast of Paris, 28 kilometers north of Compiègne and about 20 kilometers east of Montdidier, the capital of the eponymous arrondissement. Neighboring communities of Verpillières are Carrépuis the northwest, Roiglise in the Northeast, the South and Amy Crapeaumesnil in the southwest. The municipality covers 487 hectares, the average height is 80 meters above sea level, the Mairie stands at a height of 82 meters. The Avre clips the eastern boundary of the municipality.

Verpillières is a climate of type Cfb ( according to Köppen and Geiger ) assigned: Warm Temperate rain climate ( C ), fully wet ( f), the warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C ( b). There is a maritime climate with moderate summer.

History

Verpillières was first mentioned in documents as Velpillieur 1167.

After Carados, Jean had the Quesne called, occupied a part of the troops stationed in Compiègne Roye during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) for the French king, attacked the British in 1429, the weakened French at Beuvraignes to. There was a great battle, were looted after the Beuvraignes, Amy and Verpillières. The soldiers stole the cattle and pillaged. 1469 had Verpillières 42 feux (households), about 189-210 inhabitants.

1522 attacked the Habsburgs to the region and burned Solente, Ognolles, Roiglise, Beuvraignes, Verpillières and other places down. The population fled to the woods, who is not hidden in time, was massacred.

1636 was Gaston de Bourbon, taken for the French duc d' Orléans Roye in the wake of the French - Spanish War ( 1635-1659 ). The French army camped for four days in Verpillières. In the short time the harvest was destroyed and burnt down 12 houses. 1653 had the population before the Spanish troops hiding in the forest and in the surrounding villages. 1661 to 1664, the population was decimated by the plague. 1698 Verpillières had 200 inhabitants.

The winter of 1708/1709 was very cold. On April 30 and on May 15, 1756 earthquake shook the town.

In the ancien régime, from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution (1789-1799) was divided into several fiefs the Seigneurie Verpillières. In 1586 there were five fief.

The French Revolution ended the feudal system, organized the new towns and introduced a regular census. 1793 received Verpillières under the name Verpilliers the status of a municipality and 1801 by the administrative reform under Napoleon Bonaparte ( 1769-1821) under the present name, the right to local self-government. 1793 the village had 203 inhabitants. Least inhabitants Verpillières had in 1975 (122).

In the First World War (1914-1918) the castle of Verpillières was destroyed.

Attractions

The church Saint -Martin was re- built in the 18th century. In the church there is a baptismal font from the 16th century, which was classified in 1907 as a monument historique ( historic monument ').

Economy and infrastructure

There is a primary school ( école primaire ) in Verpillières.

The nearest railway station is located in the remote town of Nesle 12.1 km.