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Froissy

Coordinates: 49°34′04″N 2°13′19″E / 49.5678°N 2.2219°E / 49.5678; 2.2219
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Froissy
The church in Froissy
The church in Froissy
Location of Froissy
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Froissy is located in France
Froissy
Froissy
Froissy is located in Hauts-de-France
Froissy
Froissy
Coordinates: 49°34′04″N 2°13′19″E / 49.5678°N 2.2219°E / 49.5678; 2.2219
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentOise
ArrondissementClermont
CantonSaint-Just-en-Chaussée
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mikaël Feigueux[1]
Area
1
6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
972
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
60265 /60480
Elevation119–164 m (390–538 ft)
(avg. 176 m or 577 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Froissy (French pronunciation: [fʁwasi]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. On November 25, 1968, the village was the site of a fire at a home for disabled children that killed 14 boys and girls ranging in age from 10 to 14 years of age.[3]

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  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.
  3. ^ "14 Die as Flames Hit Childrens Home", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, November 26, 1968, p1