Mortefontaine, Oise

Mortefontaine
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mortefontaine
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Coordinates: 49°06′47″N 2°36′01″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Senlis
Canton	Senlis
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Fabre[1]
Area ^1	15.29 km^2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	884
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60432 /60128
Elevation	60–203 m (197–666 ft) (avg. 93 m or 305 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mortefontaine is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

The castle of Mortefontaine^[3] was bought by Joseph Bonaparte, elder brother of Napoléon Bonaparte, in 1798. The Convention of 1800 (also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine), a treaty of friendship between France and the United States of America was signed in the castle of Mortefontaine. The preliminaries of the 1802 Peace of Amiens were also negotiated at the castle.

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Castle of Mortefontaine on Napoleon & Empire website