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The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Noyon, Oise, northern France, standing on Place Bertrand Lebarre. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 2004.
Pierre Robert Olivétan (c. 1506 - 1538), born in Noyon, first to translate the Bible into the French language starting from the Hebrew and Greek texts. Jacques Sarazin (1592–1660), born in Noyon, sculptor in the classical tradition of Baroque art. Medardus (456 – 545), was the Bishop of Vermandois who removed the seat of the diocese to Noyon.
The canton of Noyon is an administrative division of the Oise department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
The north eastern part of the Oise region, known as "Little Switzerland", was directly involved in World War I.From October 1914 to March 1917 the front had stabilised along a line passing through Lassigny, Tracy-le-Val and Bailly and during two years of occupation the German army lived in the towns and villages of the Noyon area.
Mairead Maguire [3] [6] (born 27 January 1944), also known as Mairead Corrigan Maguire and formerly as Mairéad Corrigan, is a peace activist from Northern Ireland. She co-founded, with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, the Women for Peace, which later became the Community for Peace People, an organization dedicated to encouraging a peaceful resolution of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. [7]
The duke of Guise met with his Cardinal brother and Cardinal Bourbon at the Abbey of Ourscamp a few kilometres from Noyon in September 1586, together they affirmed their alliance and agreed they would reject any peace negotiated by Henri and continue the fight against heresy alone if necessary. [32]
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A community centre, community center, or community hall is a public location where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public ...