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La Fère

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La Fère

Total population

2,850

Elevation47 m
Land area6.73 km²
Coordinates49.66°, 3.37°

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City facts

Elevation
47 m
Area
6.73 km²
Official website
www.ville-lafere.fr

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Overview

La Fère is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in France. It was once famous for its military school (1720), one of the oldest commissioned for instructing ordnance officers.

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History & geography

History

During World War II, Nazi Germany operated the Stalag 191 prisoner-of-war camp for Allied POWs in La Fère.

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Geography

Latitude
49.6633
Longitude
3.3662
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

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Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.19
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,164

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
253
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics

INSEE code
02304
Department
02
Region
32
Population (Wikidata)
2,796

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
  • • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr