Cerizy

Cerizy
Cerizy

Coordinates: 49°45′39″N 3°19′40″E / 49.7608°N 3.3278°ECoordinates: 49°45′39″N 3°19′40″E / 49.7608°N 3.3278°E
Country France
Region Picardy
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Saint-Quentin
Canton Moÿ-de-l'Aisne
Intercommunality Vallée de l'Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Christophe Carlier
Area1 4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 58
 • Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 02149 / 02240
Elevation 73–123 m (240–404 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 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.

Cerizy is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is part of the Canton of Moÿ-de-l'Aisne.[1]

During the Retreat from Mons on 28 August 1914, the British 12th Lancers charged a dismounted Prussian Guard Dragoon regiment[2] near the village.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196282—    
196884+2.4%
197586+2.4%
198262−27.9%
199064+3.2%
199948−25.0%
200858+20.8%

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.lagenealogie.com/histoire-ville-village-commune/cerizy-02149.html
  2. ↑ http://www.army.mod.uk/armoured/regiments/18892.aspx
  3. ↑ Mons 1914: the BEF's Tactical Triumph by David Lomas and Ed Dovey, Osprey Publishing, 1997 p.83
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