Venette

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Venette

Total population

2,808

Elevation31 m

Land area8.45 km²

WeatherAvg high 61°F

Coordinates49.42°, 2.80°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Venette is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. The town is located along the river Oise, near Compiègne.

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Séraphine Louis

French naive-style painter (1865-1942)

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Eugène Richez

French archer

Auguste Bouché-Leclercq

French historian (1842–1923)

Hugues Quiéret

French admiral

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François Leterrier

French film director and actor (1929-2020)

Charles Raymond de Saint Vallier

French diplomat and politician (1833-1886)

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Thomas Gobert

French composer

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Johannes Ghiselin

Franco-Flemish composer

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Jean de Venette

French historian

Jean Cadard

French physician

Jean Wauquelin

Burgundian writer and translator (1401-1452)

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William the Clerk of Picardy

Old French writer, author of the Roman de Fergus

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Marc-Emmanuel

French television presenter

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Abraham Remy

French poet and professor

Amador de la Porte

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Artus Aux-Cousteaux

French composer

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

Official Identifiers