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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 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.
February 1510: Pope Julius II left the League of Cambrai, and signed peace with Venice. May 1510: French, Ferrarese, and Imperial troops invaded Venetian territory. July 1510: The Pope and Venice formed an alliance and went on a counter-offensive. The League of Cambrai fell apart, leaving only France and Ferrara at war with Venice and the Pope.
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 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]
Mary Shapard (c. 1882–1950s) – American author and peace activist who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize; she was reportedly the first American to advocate for the formation of a "league of nations" during World War I and was also reportedly the source of the original text used by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson to draft his Covenant of ...
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