Aubencheul-aux-Bois
Aubencheul-aux-Bois | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Aubencheul-aux-Bois  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°01′46″N 3°15′56″E / 50.0294°N 3.2656°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois |
| Intercommunality | Pays du Vermandois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Passet[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 248 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02030 /02420 |
| Elevation | 105–139 m (344–456 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aubencheul-aux-Bois (French pronunciation: [obɑ̃ʃœl o bwa]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
Geography
Aubencheul-aux-Bois is located some 20 km south of
Villers-Outreaux. The commune is composed entirely of farmland.[3]
Two streams rise in the commune, one flowing southwest and the other flowing east.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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History
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Aubencheul-aux-Bois was the seat of a small abbey founded in the 11th century in the middle of the forest of Arrouaise. It was part of the province of Cambrésis. The village was ravaged in 1584 by the
First World War
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Administration
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List of Successive Mayors of Aubencheul-aux-Bois[4]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 1708 | Louys Caron | ||
| 1740 | 1742 | Henri Caron | |
| 1751 | 1755 | Paul Passé | |
| 1758 | 1765 | Alexandre Dominique Passet | |
| 1773 | Michel Carron | ||
| 1776 | Philippe Joseph Caron | ||
| 1786 | 1788 | Charles Joseph Passet | |
| 1792 | Antoine Joseph Millot | ||
| 1792 | Maximilien Caré | ||
| 1800 | 1816 | Hyacinthe Passet | |
| 1816 | 1831 | Augustin Passet | |
| 1832 | 1836 | Noël Milhem | |
| 1836 | 1847 | Ildefonce Désiré Passet | |
| 1848 | 1861 | Charles Clavier | |
| 1861 | 1871 | Benoît Hyacinthe Passet | |
| 1871 | 1871 | Louis Lévêque | |
| 1871 | 1875 | Eugéne Loubry | |
| 1875 | 1878 | Simon Philemont | |
| 1878 | 1892 | Eugéne Loubry | |
| 1892 | 1896 | Ernest Fontaine | |
| 1896 | 1904 | Charles Passet | |
| 1904 | Ernest Passet | ||
| 1954 | Lucien Passet | ||
| 1977 | Present | Francis Passet | DVD |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 332 | — |
| 1975 | 309 | −1.02% |
| 1982 | 300 | −0.42% |
| 1990 | 275 | −1.08% |
| 1999 | 272 | −0.12% |
| 2007 | 305 | +1.44% |
| 2012 | 298 | −0.46% |
| 2017 | 269 | −2.03% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
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Sites and Monuments
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- A Church, rebuilt after the 1914-18 war in a neo-Romanesque style mostly in brick.
See also
External links
- Aubencheul-aux-Bois on the old IGN website (in French)
- Aubencheul-aux-Bois on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute(IGN) website (in French)
- Aubancheul aux Bois on the 1750 Cassini Map
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ "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
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