Baron
Baron (LL- (fra)-LoquaxFR-baron.wav) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Baron • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Senlis • Canton — Nanteuil-le-Haudouin • Insee — 60047 • Postal Code — 60300 • Mayor — Laurent Di Pizio • Term — 2024–2026 • Intercommunality — Pays de Valois • Elevation M — 85 • Elevation Min M — 63 • Elevation Max M — 151 • Area Km2 — 21.47
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Baron appears in the authority records of the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Baron as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Baron as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Hauts-de-France as the administrative unit of Baron. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Oise as the administrative unit of Baron. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Hauts-de-France as the administrative region of Baron. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Baron.
History
History
On September 3, 1914, in the early stages of World War I, the estate of Manoir de Fontaines at Baron was the scene of composer Albéric Magnard shooting at invading German soldiers, killing one of them, and then being killed when they set the house on fire. At the time the event focused considerable public attention on Baron, Magnard being considered a French national hero for his act.
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The area of Baron is 2,163.35 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 60300 for Baron.
Notable people
Notable people
• Albéric Magnard
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