Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
| Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique | ||
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  Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique | ||
| 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 | Hauts-de-France | |
| 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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 Hauts-de-France 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 (May 6, 1809–1890), mayor of Coucy-le-Château in the 1870s
- 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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