La Ferté-Milon
La Ferté -Milon is a commune with 2210 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Aisne in the Picardie region; it belongs to the district of Château- Thierry and the Canton of Neuilly -Saint-Front.
Geography
The municipality is situated on the banks of the channelized river Ourcq, 70 km north-east of Paris and 30 kilometers southwest of Soissons. The municipality of La Ferté -Milon is bordered to the west and south of the Oise.
History
La Ferté -Milon belonged until 1926 to the Château- Thierry arrondissement, then to 1942 to Soissons arrondissement. The reorganization of 1926 was reversed in 1942. 1960, the village of Saint -Quentin- sur- Allan was incorporated.
Demographics
Attractions
- Ruins of the castle that Louis de Valois, duc d' Orléans was in order, but this was not completed. Henry IV had it demolished the fortifications. The castle facade measures 200 meters and is 38 meters high ( Monument historique ).
- Ruin de Saint- Vaast, Monument historique
- Notre-Dame Church, Monument historique
- Church of Saint- Quentin
- Saint-Nicolas Church, Monument historique
- Jean Racine statue, created by sculptor Pierre Jean David d' Angers, Monument historique
Personalities
- Jean Racine, one of the greatest French poet, born in 1639 in La Ferte
- Jean de La Fontaine married in La Ferte- Milon 1647 Marie Héricart