Crépy, Aisne
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Commune of Crépy |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Picardie |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Laon |
Canton | Laon-Nord |
Intercommunality | Pays de Valois |
Mayor | Pierre Vivenot (2001-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 63–183 (avg. 79) |
Land area¹ | 27,7 km² |
Population² (1999) |
1710 |
- Density | 61/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 02238/ 02870 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Crépy, formerly known as Crépy-en-Laonnais, is a commune in the department of the Aisne in Picardie in northern France.
Crépy has 1710 inhabitants.
[edit] History
The treaty of Crépy, during the Italian War of 1542–1546 was signed there between Francis I of France and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V on September 18, 1544.