Gerberoy

Gerberoy
Commune
The main street in Gerberoy The main street in Gerberoy
Coat of arms of Gerberoy Coat of arms
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Beauvais
Canton	Grandvilliers
Intercommunality	Picardie Verte
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Chavonnet
Area1	4.51 km2 (1.74 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
INSEE/Postal code	60271 / 60380
Elevation	111–201 m (364–659 ft) (avg. 204 m or 669 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gerberoy (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɛʁbəʁwa]; Picard: Gèrbroè) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France, in the old pays of Beauvaisis.

Toponymy

Gerboredum 11th Century. Germanic masculine name Gerbold and Old North French roy 'ford' (Celtic rito-, Old Welsh rit > Welsh rhyd).

A ford in the Thérain stream.

History

The old village with many half-timbered houses, and traces of the medieval castle, is listed in the plus beaux villages de France (Most beautiful French villages).

The siege and battle of Gerberoy was fought between William the Conqueror and his son Robert Curthose in the winter of 1078–79.

See also

• Communes of the Oise department