Haudivillers
Haudivillers is a small commune in the Oise department in northern France, in the Hauts-de-France region. It covers about 9.8 square kilometers and sits on a plateau roughly 131 meters above sea level. The landscape is mostly flat with open fields and woodlands, bordered by three small river valleys: the Thérain to the southwest, the Liovette to the northwest, and the Brescia to the east. Dry valleys called Fonds cut through the area, including the Fond de l’Argilière (north), Fond du Fay and Fond Genetel (south), and Fond de Lafraye (west).
The town lies along two main roads, the D125 and the D9, with streets named after local features. A 400-kV power line crosses the western part of the commune. Geologically, Haudivillers sits on the northern edge of the Paris Basin, with chalk bedrock. North of the town are two abandoned white chalk quarries, the Carrières and the Rindet, and the chalk is covered by a thick layer of clay, with the village built on yellowish sand.
Historically, the area’s name comes from a Roman villa or settlement, originally Hildinivillare, which over centuries evolved into Haudivillers. As of 2023, about 773 people live there, giving a population density of about 79 inhabitants per square kilometer. The mayor for 2020–2026 is Sylvain Frenoy.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 10:22 (CET).