Cempuis
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Cempuis is a village and commune in the Oise departement in the Picardie region of northern France.
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Commune of Cempuis |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Oise |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement de Beauvais |
| Canton | Canton de Grandvilliers |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Picardie Verte |
| Mayor | Jacques Coët (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 137 m–198 m (avg. 117 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9,38 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
383 |
| - Density | 40/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 60136/ 60210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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[edit] Geography
Village is situated on the plateau of Picardie near Grandvilliers
[edit] History
A knight from Cempuis was first written oubout in the 12th Century.
[edit] Monuments and places of interest
Prevost Orphanage: The first mixed orphanage in France founded by Paul Robin, who was the director from 1880 to 1894. Since being managed by the Seine departement, it is now managed by the Fondation d'Auteuil.
Saint-Nicolas church: 14th Century choir, Vaulted chapel from the Renaissance period. Wooden carvings from the 18th Century. Stature of Christ in wood from the 15th Century.
ECCE HOMO chapel: Built in 1728, situated in the center of the lower village.
Wells: The village has underground chambers that were reinforced but damaged and filled in due to earth movements. It is said that the 100 wells or "cent-puits" in French that gave access to some of these chambers was the origin of the name of the village.
Below, four of the many wells that are to be found in the village.
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