Alaincourt (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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Commune | |
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Location of Alaincourt  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°45′55″N 3°22′35″E / 49.7653°N 3.3764°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Ribemont |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Oise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphan Anthony[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 527 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02009 /02240 |
| Elevation | 57–109 m (187–358 ft) (avg. 68 m or 223 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
Alaincourt is located some 10 km south-east of Saint-Quentin and some 25 km north-west of Laon. The Motorway from Saint-Quentin – the E17 (A26) – passes directly through the commune heading south-east towards Reims – some 120 km to the south-east. The motorway has no exit in the commune so it must be reached by the road D34 coming north-east from Moy-de-l'Aisne and continuing north-east to Berthenicourt. Apart from small country roads no other roads enter the commune. Alaincourt is the only village in the commune.
Apart from Alaincourt itself, which is quite large, the commune is entirely farmland. East of the village the commune is traversed by the Oise river and the Canal de la Sambre a l'Oise both waterways heading south more-or-less parallel to each other (the canal in a straight line) until the Oise joins the Aisne at Clairoix and continues as the Oise until it joins the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine in the north-west of Paris. There are a number of ponds and reservoirs near the Oise in the south-east of the commune. Apart from the Oise and a small stream also called the Oise there are no other watercourses in the commune.[3]
Neighbouring communes and towns edit
Administration edit
List of successive mayors of Alaincourt[4]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Jean-Marie Bidaux | DVD |
| 2014 | Present | Stéphan Anthony[1] |
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 434 | — |
| 1975 | 425 | −0.30% |
| 1982 | 504 | +2.47% |
| 1990 | 521 | +0.42% |
| 1999 | 465 | −1.26% |
| 2007 | 491 | +0.68% |
| 2012 | 520 | +1.15% |
| 2017 | 543 | +0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sites and monuments edit
- The House of Marie-Jeanne, a collection of everyday objects[6]
- Multi-media Library
Notable people linked to the commune edit
- Robert Louis Stevenson during his journey along the Oise.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ The House of Marie-Jeanne, a century of everyday objects.
External links edit
- Alaincourt official website (in French)
- Bells website (in French)
- 40000 Bells website (in French)
- Alaincourt on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Allincourt on the 1750 Cassini Map
