Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite (French pronunciation: [elɛ̃kuʁ sɛ̃t maʁɡərit]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite | |
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Bellinglise Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite | |
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| Coordinates: 49°31′35″N 2°49′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Compiègne |
| Canton | Thourotte |
| Intercommunality | Pays des Sources |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Menard[1] |
Area 1 | 10.98 km2 (4.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 922 |
| • Density | 84.0/km2 (217/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 60206 /60157 |
| Elevation | 37–182 m (121–597 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite is situated between Paris and Lille in the region of Hauts-de-France, 100 km from Paris, 80 km from Amiens, and 145 km from Lille.
Population
The residents of the commune are called Élincourtois.
Personalities
Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite was the birthplace of:
- Abel Lefranc (1863-1952), historian of French literature, expert on Rabelais.
