Oulchy-le-Château

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Oulchy-le-Château is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The town is located about 106 km (66 mi) from Paris, between Soissons to the north and Château-Thierry to the south. It is directly accessible by highway.

Towns, villages and localities

• Cugny-lès-Crouttes, located to the east

History

On the night of 2/3 March 1814, the area was taken by imperial troops commanded by Captain Parquin. In 1976, the commune of Cugny-lès-Crouttes was absorbed.

Population

Sights

• War memorial, on which 41 names are inscribed^[3]
• War memorial of Cugny-lès-Crouttes, on which 5 names are inscribed^[4]
• Monument in memory of Captain Parquin^[5][6]
• Many public baths^[7]
• The Ghosts of Landowski - 1919-1935 by Paul Landowski. This group consists of 7 stone soldiers, 8 meters (26 ft) high, each reflecting a weapon and erected on Chalmont hill^[8] at the site of the Second battle of the Marne.

Personalities

• Gérard Titus-Carmel, painter and poet, lived and worked in the commune for more than thirty years

Economics and sports

The village contains a bakery, supermarket, butcher shops, pharmacy, doctor, nightclub, police, garage and gasoline. The town contains a football stadium and two tennis courts.

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department
• List of medieval bridges in France

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Record of the names of soldiers killed on MemorialGenWeb
4. Record of the names of soldiers killed on MemorialGenWeb
5. Site dédié à Napoléon
6. Photos of the monument
7. Site specializing in public baths Archived 2009-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
8. Satellite view of the Ghosts on Google Maps