Saint-Just-en-Chaussée (; ) 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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.
INSEE commune file
/ref> Saint-Just-en-Chaussée station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil and Paris.
History
Its name refers to Saint Justus of Beauvais, who is said to have been martyr
A martyr (, ''mártys'', 'witness' Word stem, stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In ...
ed at this spot.
Population
Personalities
Valentin Haüy and René Just Haüy
René Just Haüy () FRS MWS FRSE (28 February 1743 – 1 June 1822) was a French priest and mineralogist, commonly styled the Abbé Haüy after he was made an honorary canon of Notre-Dame de Paris, Notre Dame. Due to his innovative work on cryst ...
(brothers) were born in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée.
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
Communes of Oise
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