Armentières-sur-Ourcq (, literally Armentières on Ourcq) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography Armentières-sur-Ourcq is located some 30 km south of Soissons and 30 km south-east of Villers-Cotterêts. The D1 road runs through the south-west corner of the commune however the main access is on the D79 from La Croix-sur-Ourcq in the south-west running to the village then west to Nanteuil-Notre-Dame in the east. The D80 road also comes from Oulchy-le-Château in the north and continues south to Coincy. The commune is almost entirely farmland except for a belt of forest in the north.Google Maps
The Ourcq river flows from east to west through the northern part of the commune and forming part of the northern border. The Ru Garnier stream flows from the south of the commune north through the village and continuing north to join the Ourcq river.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Armentières-sur-OurcqList of Mayors of France
From To Name Party 2001 Present Jean-Pierre Bocquet UDF then DVD
Population
Sites and monuments
The commune has two sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Château of Armentières (12th century).Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Its postern has been classified as a historical monument since 25 January 1921. It is currently privately owned and is visited every year during European Heritage Days. Since 2004 it has benefited from restoration works supported by the DRAC of Picardy and the General Council of Aisne The Bernard bridges (17th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Ministry of Culture, Mérimée spanning the Ourcq.
Other sites of interest The Church (13th century) was severely damaged during the First World War and almost entirely rebuilt. It contains two items that are registered as historical objects: A Bas-relief: Pietà Donatrice and patron (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy A Funeral Monument of the Lords of Armentières (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Palissy
Notable people linked to the commune Louis de Brienne de Conflans d'Armentières (1711–1774), Marshal of France Charles Louis Gabriel de Conflans d'Armentieres (1772–1849), military officer and French politician of the 18th and 19th centuries
See also Communes of the Aisne department
References
External links Report on the Château of Armentières Armentières-sur-Ourcq on the old National Geographic Institute website 40000 Bell Towers website Armentières-sur-Ourcq on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Armahueres on the 1750 Cassini Map