Grandvilliers (Oise)

Grand Villiers is a commune with 3018 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Oise in the Picardie region. It belongs to the district Beauvais and Canton Grand Villiers.

Demographics

Attractions

• Church of Saint- Gilles ( Monument historique )
• Chapel Saint- Jean,

Personalities

• Étienne- Nicolas de Calon (1726-1807), general, born in Grand Villiers
• François Louis Suleau (1757-1792), journalist and lawyer, born in Grand Villiers
• Antoine Delamarre (1765-1824), deputy died in Grand Villiers
• Heuet Gaston (1892-1979), long-distance runner, died in Grand Villiers.

Twinning

• Bock home on the wine route ( Rhineland -Palatinate, since 1983)
• Athy (Ireland, since 2004)