Breteuil, Oise

Breteuil-sur-Noye
Commune
Former abbey and the castle
Coat of arms of Breteuil-sur-Noye Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Clermont
Canton	Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Intercommunality	Oise Picarde
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Cauwel
Area1	17.27 km2 (6.67 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	60104 / 60120
Elevation	70–166 m (230–545 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Breteuil (French pronunciation: ​[bʁətœj]) or Breteuil-sur-Noye (French pronunciation: ​[bʁətœj syʁ nwa], literally Breteuil on Noye) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

It is located in the Noye valley.

Law of Breteuil

The Duke of Normandy gave a charter to Breteuil guaranteeing it many freedoms. After the Norman conquest of England and later the Norman Conquest of Ireland, the "law of Breteuil" was granted to many towns in those countries.

Population

Its inhabitants are calles Brituliens.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,030 —     1800 2,160 +6.4% 1806 2,112 −2.2% 1821 2,099 −0.6% 1831 2,284 +8.8% 1836 2,415 +5.7% 1841 2,399 −0.7% 1846 2,561 +6.8% 1851 2,736 +6.8% 1856 2,794 +2.1% 1861 2,907 +4.0% 1866 2,815 −3.2% 1872 2,802 −0.5% 1876 3,074 +9.7% 1881 3,146 +2.3% 1886 3,154 +0.3% 1891 3,108 −1.5% 1896 2,991 −3.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1901 2,830 −5.4% 1906 2,839 +0.3% 1911 2,700 −4.9% 1921 2,325 −13.9% 1926 2,426 +4.3% 1931 2,516 +3.7% 1936 2,359 −6.2% 1946 1,785 −24.3% 1954 2,241 +25.5% 1962 2,748 +22.6% 1968 3,085 +12.3% 1975 3,531 +14.5% 1982 3,873 +9.7% 1990 3,879 +0.2% 1999 4,120 +6.2% 2006 4,267 +3.6% 2009 4,359 +2.2% 2012 4,475 +2.7%

See also

• Communes of the Oise department