Coordinates: 49°31′13″N 3°19′21″E / 49.5203°N 3.3225°E / 49.5203; 3.3225

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique

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Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
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Coordinates: 49°31′13″N 3°19′21″E / 49.5203°N 3.3225°E / 49.5203; 3.3225
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonVic-sur-Aisne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sophie Boutroy[1]
Area
1
11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02217 /02380
Elevation47–147 m (154–482 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (French pronunciation: [kusi l(ə) ʃɑto ofʁik]; Picard: Couchi-Catieu-Aufrike) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Coucy is located west of Laon on the road between Tergnier (north) and Soissons (south) north-northeast of Paris. The river Ailette forms most of the commune's southern border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,137—    
1975 1,118−0.24%
1982 1,120+0.03%
1990 1,058−0.71%
1999 995−0.68%
2009 1,053+0.57%
2014 1,041−0.23%
2020 992−0.80%
Source: INSEE[2]

Personalities

Points of interests

  • Ruins of the Château de Coucy. The modern town is squeezed into the space within the medieval walls.
  • A medieval garden
  • Domaine de la Grangère (a green space for the garden of the governor's house at the time) - landmark classified in 1931
  • A church - rebuilt after World War I.
  • The forest nearby Coucy is the place where the Paris Gun was located and first used in WWI.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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