Arrancy
| Arrancy | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Laon-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Laon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georges Harant[1] |
| Area1 | 5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)2 | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'. |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02024 / 02860 |
| Elevation | 100–209 m (328–686 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 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. | |
Arrancy (French pronunciation: [aʁɑ̃si]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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Geography
Arrancy is located some 15 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Reims. It can be accessed by the D1044 road from Festieux in the north which passes down the eastern edge of the commune and continues south to Corbeny. The village is accessed by the D88 which runs west from the D1044 to the village then continues west to Ployart-et-Vaurseine. There are also some country roads which access the commune. The commune is mixed farmland and forest with no other hamlets or villages other than Arrancy.[2]
La Bièvre stream rises northeast of the village and flows southwest to the south of the village then west into the Ailette Lake.[2]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Montchalons | Festieux | Courtrizy-et-Fussigny | |
| Vaurseine |  |
Aubigny-en-Laonnois | ||
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| Ployart-et-Vaurseine | Sainte-Croix | Aizelles |
Administration
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List of Successive Mayors of Arrancy[3]
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Present | Georges Harant[1] | UMP then LR |
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1968 | 66 | — |
| 1975 | 56 | −2.32% |
| 1982 | 53 | −0.78% |
| 1990 | 42 | −2.87% |
| 1999 | 50 | +1.96% |
| 2007 | 47 | −0.77% |
| 2012 | 54 | +2.82% |
| 2017 | 53 | −0.37% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Chateau of Arrancy (17th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[5] - The old Chateau of Arranceau (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[6]
Religious heritage
The Church of Saint-Rémi contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Statue (16th century)
[7] - A Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century)[8]
- A Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children (1703)[9]
- A Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife (1628)[10]
- A Tombstone of Philippe Duglas (1614)[11]
- A Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife (1561)[12]
Notable people linked to the commune
- Thomas-Antoine-Jean Maussion, French politician, Mayor of Arrancy, died there in 1839.
- Lieutenant-Colonel René de La Tour du Pin, Marquis of La Charce, was born on 1 April 1834 in Arrancy.
See also
References
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- Arancy on the 1750 Cassini Map
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- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA02000077 Chateau of Arrancy Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115507 Chateau of Arranceau Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001416 Statue Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001415 Statue: Saint Barbe Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000041 Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000040 Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000039 Tombstone of Philippe Duglas Script error: No such module "In lang".
- ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000038 Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife Script error: No such module "In lang".
