Cempuis
Encyclopedia
Cempuis is a small village in northern France
. It is designated municipally as a commune
within the département of Oise
.
Saint-Nicolas church: 14th Century choir, Vaulted chapel from the Renaissance period. Wooden carvings from the eighteenth century. Stature of Christ in wood from the fifteenth century.
ECCE HOMO chapel: Built in 1728, situated in the center of the lower village.
Wells: The village has underground chambers that were reinforced but damaged and filled in due to earth movements. It is said that the 100 wells or "cent-puits" in French that gave access to some of these chambers was the origin of the name of the village.
Below, four of the many wells that are to be found in the village.
Below, Aerial view of Cempuis - Looking towards the North East.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is designated municipally as a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
within the département of Oise
Oise
Oise is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
.
Geography
Village is situated on the plateau of Picardie near GrandvilliersGrandvilliers, Oise
Grandvilliers is a small town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
Monuments and places of interest
Prevost Orphanage: The first mixed orphanage in France founded by Paul Robin, who was the director from 1880 to 1894. Since being managed by the Seine département, it is now managed by the Fondation d'Auteuil.Saint-Nicolas church: 14th Century choir, Vaulted chapel from the Renaissance period. Wooden carvings from the eighteenth century. Stature of Christ in wood from the fifteenth century.
ECCE HOMO chapel: Built in 1728, situated in the center of the lower village.
Wells: The village has underground chambers that were reinforced but damaged and filled in due to earth movements. It is said that the 100 wells or "cent-puits" in French that gave access to some of these chambers was the origin of the name of the village.
Below, four of the many wells that are to be found in the village.
Below, Aerial view of Cempuis - Looking towards the North East.