Saint-André-Farivillers is a
commune in the
Oise
Oise ( ; ; ) is a department in the north of France. It is named after the river Oise. Inhabitants of the department are called ''Oisiens'' () or ''Isariens'', after the Latin name for the river, Isara. It had a population of 829,419 in 2019.< ...
department in northern
France
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.
Sites and monuments
Saint-André Church (16th century) : isolated structure in the middle of the plain, at the junction of four hamlets which constitute the ''commune''. The
Renaissance style
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choir was built in 1555, the
Gothic nave
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is lower. It has been listed since 1992 as a ''
monument historique
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'' by the
French Ministry of Culture
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.
Three stained glass windows, damaged by a hail storm, were restored in 2016.
["Victimes de la grêle, les vitraux de l’église sont restaurés", ''Le Bonhomme picard'' édition de Grandvilliers, 16 March 2016, issue 3385, page 26.] The church still has a window from 1572, a bell from 1693 and an 18th-century altar.
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File:EgliseSAF_3.JPG, Bell tower
File:EgliseSAF_5.JPG, Stained glass window
File:EgliseSAF_7.JPG, Statue
File:EgliseSAF_14.JPG, Graffiti example in the church
]
See also
* Communes of the Oise department
The following is a list of the 680 Communes of France, communes of the Oise Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
External links
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Communes of Oise
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