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Craonne |
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Craonne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Craonne |
| Intercommunality | Chemin des Dames |
| Mayor | Noël Genteur (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 59–192 m (194–630 ft) (avg. 183 m/600 ft) |
| Land area1 | 8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 68 (2008) |
| - Density | 8 /km2 (21 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02234/ 02160 |
| 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. | |
Craonne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
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It was the site of the Napoleonic Battle of Craonne in 1814. The former town was totally destroyed by artillery in World War I and is now an arboretum; today's town was rebuilt in the 1920s.
The river Ailette forms part of the commune's northern border.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 150 | 140 | 96 | 78 | 68 | 67 | 68 |