Montataire

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Montataire

Total population

13,701

Coordinates49.26°, 2.43°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Montataire is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Montataire station has rail connections to Beauvais and Creil. The journalist and historian Arthur Dinaux (1795–1864) died in Montataire.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Charles IV of France

King of France and Navarre from 1322 to 1328 (1294–1328)

Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien

son of Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1772–1804)

Fredegund

Frankish queen

Éric Woerth

French politician

André Masson

French painter (1896–1987)

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Roger Borniche

French police inspector, writer (1919–2020)

Charles, Count of Charolais

French noble

Jean van Heijenoort

Historian of mathematical logic and personal secretary to Leon Trotsky (1912–1986)

Roger Gavoury

French police officer (1911–1961)

Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc

military leader (1755-1813)

Arnaud Labbe

French cyclist

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Philippe Amaury

French entrepreneur (1940–2006)

Salomon de Brosse

French architect (1571–1626)

Lynel Kitambala

French and DR Congolese footballer

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Claire Duhamel

French actress (1925-2014)

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Michel Chion

French composer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

Barred Grass Snake

Natrix helvetica

Seen 2026-06-12

Banded Demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens

Seen 2026-06-12

Blue Featherleg

Platycnemis pennipes

Seen 2026-06-12

scarlet pimpernel

Lysimachia arvensis

Seen 2026-06-11

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-06-11

Bee-eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius

Seen 2026-06-10

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Seen 2026-06-10

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Seen 2026-06-09

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Seen 2026-06-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Montataire, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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