La Faloise
Encyclopedia
La Faloise is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Amiens
.
. It was attacked by the English and taken in 1442.
The chateau returned to the Burgundians under Charles le Téméraire, on return from his defeat at Beauvais
. When he died in 1477, the towns of the Somme
reverted to the French crown. La Faloise was then in the hands of the Montmorency family, seigneurs
of Breteuil
.
In the middle of the 15th century Louis I de Bourbon married Eléonore of Roye and became seigneur of La Faloise. By the end of the century, the village had experienced much upheaval, being taken by the Ligueurs, Royalists and then the Spanish
. To complete the misfortune, the population was decimated by the plague in 1668.
The French Revolution
saw La Faloise rebuilt and industrialised. It became famous for the fabrication of nails. This prosperity lasted until about 1850.
The village was occupied by the Germans during the conflicts of the Franco-Prussian War
of 1870, the First World War and the Second World War.
The church was burnt down in 1940 and rebuilt after the war.
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...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
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...
.
Geography
La Faloise is situated on the D193 road, on the banks of the river NoyeNoye
The Noye is a river in the Picardie region of northern France.The Noye is located in the northern part of the Picard plateau. It is the left tributary of the Avre river, which is itself a left tributary of the Somme River. The Noye starts near the commune of Vendeuil-Caply and extends to a length of...
, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
.
History
La Faloise grew around a 13th century château, which was ransacked in 1358, then rebuilt early in the 15th century by the BurgundiansDuchy of Burgundy
The Duchy of Burgundy , was heir to an ancient and prestigious reputation and a large division of the lands of the Second Kingdom of Burgundy and in its own right was one of the geographically larger ducal territories in the emergence of Early Modern Europe from Medieval Europe.Even in that...
. It was attacked by the English and taken in 1442.
The chateau returned to the Burgundians under Charles le Téméraire, on return from his defeat at Beauvais
Beauvais
Beauvais is a city approximately by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardie. It currently has a population of over 60,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. When he died in 1477, the towns of the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
reverted to the French crown. La Faloise was then in the hands of the Montmorency family, seigneurs
Lord
Lord is a title with various meanings. It can denote a prince or a feudal superior . The title today is mostly used in connection with the peerage of the United Kingdom or its predecessor countries, although some users of the title do not themselves hold peerages, and use it 'by courtesy'...
of Breteuil
Breteuil
-Places in France:*Breteuil, Eure, in the Eure département*Breteuil, Oise, in the Oise département...
.
In the middle of the 15th century Louis I de Bourbon married Eléonore of Roye and became seigneur of La Faloise. By the end of the century, the village had experienced much upheaval, being taken by the Ligueurs, Royalists and then the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. To complete the misfortune, the population was decimated by the plague in 1668.
The French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
saw La Faloise rebuilt and industrialised. It became famous for the fabrication of nails. This prosperity lasted until about 1850.
The village was occupied by the Germans during the conflicts of the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
of 1870, the First World War and the Second World War.
The church was burnt down in 1940 and rebuilt after the war.