Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
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| Coordinates: 49°31′13″N 3°19′21″E / 49.5203°N 3.3225°ECoordinates: 49°31′13″N 3°19′21″E / 49.5203°N 3.3225°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique | |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Ailette | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Dumont | |
| Area1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,058 | |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02217 / 02380 | |
| Elevation |
47–147 m (154–482 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. Its 1999 population for the commune was 995.
Geography
Coucy is located west of Laon on the road between Tergnier (north) and Soissons (south) north-northeast of Paris.
The river Ailette forms most of the commune's southern border.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1990 | 1,058 | — |
| 1999 | 995 | −6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,052 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1,058 | +0.6% |
Personalities
- Henri Carette
- Moses ben Jacob of Coucy
- Xavier Gargan
- César de Vendôme, (b. June 7, 1594)
- Ferdinand Stanislas Bigot, mayor from May 6, 1809–1890
- François Pipelet de Leury, (1722–1809), director of the Royal Academic Surgery, doctor of the royal family, mayor of Coucy-le-Château for thirty years. Lieutenant of the first surgeon for the king.
Points of interests
- Ruins of the Château de Coucy. The modern town is squeezed into the space within the medieval walls.
- A medieval garden
- Domaine de la Grangère (a green space for the garden of the governor's house at the time) - landmark classified in 1931
- A church - rebuilt after World War I.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique. |
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Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Coucy-le-Château. |
- Official site
- http://www.amvcc.com/
- Tourist guide to the town
- Arms of this town
- Collection of old postcards from Coucy
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