Chaudardes (French pronunciation: [ʃodaʁd]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Chaudardes
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Chaudardes
Location of Chaudardes
Map
Chaudardes is located in France
Chaudardes
Chaudardes
Chaudardes is located in Hauts-de-France
Chaudardes
Chaudardes
Coordinates: 49°23′33″N 3°47′32″E / 49.3925°N 3.7922°E / 49.3925; 3.7922
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonVilleneuve-sur-Aisne
IntercommunalityChampagne Picarde
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Christophe Boselli[1]
Area
1
4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
90
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02171 /02160
Elevation47–78 m (154–256 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196273—    
196862−15.1%
197554−12.9%
198246−14.8%
199068+47.8%
199982+20.6%
200885+3.7%

Sights edit

  • The church, which is a registered historic monument.
  • The "lavoir", a public place where the women used to wash their clothes and which is also a "monument historique" because of its Blessed Virgin Mary statue whose color is still visible here and there
  • The chapel, which is behind the lavoir and which can no longer be visited (stones fall)
  • A statue of the Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus on the village square, near the church
  • The graveyard
  • The river Aisne and the ruins of a bridge which was designed to link Chaudardes with Concevreux, a village on the other side of the river (this bridge has been destroyed during the World War I)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.