Anizy-le-Château
Anizy-le-Château | |
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Part of Anizy-le-Grand | |
Coordinates: 49°30′24″N 3°27′05″E / 49.5067°N 3.4514°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Laon |
Canton | Laon-1 |
Commune | Anizy-le-Grand |
Area 1 | 9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,961 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 02320 |
Elevation | 52–166 m (171–545 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Anizy-le-Château (French pronunciation: [anizi lə ʃato]) is a former commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Anizy-le-Grand.[2]
Geography
Anizy-le-Chateau is located some 40 km south by south-east of
The Ailette flows along the southern border of the commune to the west and parallel to the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne. The Ru du Bordet flows south-west through the commune from Brancourt-en-Laonnois to the Ailette river. There is a network of ponds and reservoirs in the south-east of the commune near the river. The Fosse du Marais forms part of the eastern border of the commune and also flows into the Ailette.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
History
The commune was given by
Heraldry
Blazon: Azure, Semé-de-lis of Or debruised by a cross Argent, a crozier in gules surmounted in chief by a small inescutcheon azure with a fleur de lys of Or, over all 2 keys azure saltirewise.
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Anizy-le-Château[4]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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2001 | 2008 | Michel Reb | PS | Retired Vetterinarian |
2008 | 2014 | Fabrice Langlet | ||
2014 | 31 december 2018 | Ambroise Centonze-Sandras |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aniziens or Aniziennes in French.[5]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2006 | 1,900 | — |
2011 | 1,912 | +0.13% |
2015 | 1,956 | +0.57% |
2021 | 1,961 | +0.04% |
Source: INSEE[6][7][1] |
Sites and Monuments
- The Park is registered as an historical monument.[8]
- The Church contains three items which are registered as historical objects:
Notable People linked to the commune
- Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
- Geoffroy de Billy, died in Anizy castle
- Works by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
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Woman Playing a Viola da Gamba (Circa 1880-1897)
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Between Two Loves, 1867
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Fantasy Bust (Circa 1865-1870)
See also
External links
- Anizy-le-Château official website (in French)
- Anizy-le-Château on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute(IGN) website (in French)
- Anizy-le-Château on the 1750 Cassini Map
References
- ^ a b "Populations légales 2021" [Legal populations 2021] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral (in French)
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Le nom des habitants du 02 - Aisne, habitants.fr
- ^ Populations légales 2011, INSEE
- ^ Populations légales 2015, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02001403 Park (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000027 Commemorative plaque of a donation by the Cardinal of Rochechouart (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000026 Painting: Portrait of Cardinal Rochechouart (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000025 Tombstone of Claude Allongé (in French)