Aisonville-et-Bernoville is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Aisonville-et-Bernoville | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Aisonville-et-Bernoville  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°56′05″N 3°31′21″E / 49.9347°N 3.5225°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Vervins |
| Canton | Guise |
| Intercommunality | Thiérache Sambre et Oise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Parent[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 259 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02006 /02110 |
| Elevation | 108–166 m (354–545 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is some 15 km north-east of Saint-Quentin and some 8 km north-west of Guise. The commune can be accessed from Etaves-et-Bocquiaux in the west by road D31 which runs east into the commune and into the town where it joins road D960 which runs northwest to Bohain-en-Vermandois and south-east to join road D68. Road D68 also runs from the town north-east to Grougis and south-west to Montigny-en-Arrouaise. Road D67 runs from Remaucort to near the Oise river form the southern border of the commune. The commune is almost all farmland except for a small area of forest near the town. There is only one other hamlet - that of Bernoville - which is close to the main town.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages edit
History edit
From 10 to 18 October 1918, the Battle of Aisonville-et-Bernoville was dominated by nearly 10 French regiments who overcame a powerful German army entrenched in the village. On the French side there were two thousand casualties, including 400 deaths.
Administration edit
Mayors of Aisonville-et-Bernoville[4]
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2015 | Alain Violette |
| 2016 | Present | Christian Parent |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 343 | — |
| 1975 | 300 | −1.90% |
| 1982 | 251 | −2.52% |
| 1990 | 216 | −1.86% |
| 1999 | 291 | +3.37% |
| 2007 | 295 | +0.17% |
| 2012 | 274 | −1.47% |
| 2017 | 255 | −1.43% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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Economic activity edit
The Brasserie of Bernoville was installed in 1984. It is a microbrewery whose main production is the amber beer Bernoville. It also produces "The Beer Country of Guise".
Culture and heritage edit
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Civil heritage edit
The commune has a one building that is registered as an historical monument:
- The Château de Bernoville (19th century)
[6] is of a regional architecture in brick and stone. The old stables have been converted into a three-star hotel.
Religious heritage edit
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The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:
- The Parish Church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (18th century). [7] The church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Eucharistic Suspension (17th century)
[8] - An Altar painting: the Assumption (17th century) [9]
- A Retable (19th century) [10]
- The Main Altar (18th century) [11]
- The Main Altar retable and painting (17th century) [12]
- A Painting: Nativité Puységur (17th century) [13]
- A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century) [14]
- A Cross: Christ on the Cross (17th century) [15]
- A Eucharistic Suspension (17th century)
- The former Parish Church of Saint-Jean (1841). [16] The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
- A painting and frame: the Education of Christ (17th century) [17]
- A painting and frame: the Education of Christ (17th century)
Notable people linked to the communes edit
- Dame Marie Martine Camps-Laurent, wife of Ferdinand de l'Epine was the Lady of Bernoville, Aisonville, and of Roberfart and other places.[18] She died in 1777 and her will, which was dated 10 May 1774, made her husband her sole heir but was annulled by a decree of the parliament of Paris on 1 September 1780.[19]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA00027386 Chateau (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000472 Parish Church of Notre-Dame de la Nativité (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002092 Eucharistic Suspension (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002087 Altar painting: the Assumption (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002086 Retable (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002085 Main Altar (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002084 Main Altar retable and painting (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002083 Painting: Nativité Puységur (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002082 Painting: Nativité Puységur (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002081 Cross: Christ on the Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02000467 Former Parish Church of Saint-Jean (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM02002090 Painting and frame: the Education of Christ (in French)
- ^ Parish Register of Quesnoy (59): Her husband remarried on 3 November 1782.
- ^ Universal and reasoned Directory of civil, criminal, canonical and beneficial, by Joseph Nicolas Guyot and others, 1785, Vol 17, page 119 et al. - rubrique Testament, consultable on Google Books. (in French)
External links edit
- Aisonville-et-Bernoville on the old IGN website (in French)
- Aisonville-et-Bernoville on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aisonville and Bernoville on the 1750 Cassini Map
