Francastel

Francastel
Commune
The church in Francastel
Location of Francastel
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Coordinates: 49°35′23″N 2°09′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Beauvais
Canton	Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Intercommunality	CA Beauvaisis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hubert Vanysacker[1]
Area ^1	12.58 km^2 (4.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	498
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60253 /60480
Elevation	160–186 m (525–610 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Francastel (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃kastɛl]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Francastel is on a plateau of farmland in Hauts-de-France, between Crevecoeur-le-Grand and Froissy on the road 151, and north of Beauvais. It is accessible from the intersection 16 of the A16 motorway.

The first village, which was at the location of the current cemetery, was destroyed by the Normans. Rebuilt on the site it occupies today, following the Jacquerie damage, prior to being attacked by the Burgundians who destroyed the castle in 1472.

The village was served by the railway linking Estrees - Saint-Denis - Froissy - Crevecoeur-le-Grand from 1911 to 1961.

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.