Gerberoy

Gerberoy 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'.
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 Les [Plus Beaux Villages de France|plus beaux villages de France].
The siege and battle of Gerberoy was fought between William the Conqueror and his son Robert Curthose in the winter of 1078–79.