Aulnois-sous-Laon (French pronunciation: [o(l)nwa su lɑ̃], literally Aulnois under Laon) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Aulnois-sous-Laon | |
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Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aulnois-sous-Laon  | |
  Aulnois-sous-Laon  Aulnois-sous-Laon | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′47″N 3°36′29″E / 49.6131°N 3.6081°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Laon-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Pays de Laon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Denis Dumay[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,369 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02037 /02000 |
| Elevation | 66–115 m (217–377 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
Aulnois-sous-Laon is located some 30 km southeast of Saint-Quentin and 5 km due north of Laon. The A26 autoroute passes through the northeastern part of the commune but has no exit in the commune. The D967 road also passes through the commune from Crecy-sur-Serre in the north continuing to Laon in the south. The village can be accessed by the D541 branching west from the D967 passing through the village and continuing west to Vivaise. The D545 road also come from the south through the village and continues northeast to Barenton-Bugny. The commune is predominantly farmland with a little forest.[3]
The Ru d'Alnois rises south of the village and flows northeast changing to the Ruisseau de Longuedeau and forming the northeastern border of the commune before continuing northeast joining the Ru des Barentons which eventually joins the Souche river at Barenton-sur-Serre.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages edit
Heraldry edit
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The official status of the blazon remains to be determined
Blazon: |
Administration edit
List of Successive Mayors of Aulnois-sous-Laon[4]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | Present | Denis Dumay | PS |
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 913 | — |
| 1975 | 900 | −0.20% |
| 1982 | 1,090 | +2.77% |
| 1990 | 1,146 | +0.63% |
| 1999 | 1,218 | +0.68% |
| 2007 | 1,308 | +0.90% |
| 2012 | 1,367 | +0.89% |
| 2017 | 1,422 | +0.79% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights edit
Two sites in the commune are registered as historical monuments:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115513 Feudal Castle (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02001297 Park around the Castle (in French)
External links edit
- Aulnois-sous-Laon official website (in French)
- Aulnois-sous-Laon on the old National Geographic Institute website (in French)
- 40000 bell towers website (in French)
- Aulnois-sous-Laon on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aulnois on the 1750 Cassini Map
