Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique |
| Intercommunality | Val de l'Ailette |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Dumont (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 47–147 m (154–482 ft) (avg. 112 m/367 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,052 (2008) |
| - Density | 92 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02217/ 02380 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 49°31′13″N 3°19′21″E / 49.5203°N 3.3225°E
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. Its 1999 population for the commune was 995.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Population
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 1058 | 995 | 1052 |
[edit] Personalities
- Henri Carette
- Xavier Gargan
- César de Vendôme, (b. June 7, 1594)
- Ferdinand Stanislas Bigot, mayor from May 6, 1809–1890
- François Pipelet de Leury, (1722–1809), director of the Royal Academic Surgery, doctor of the royal family, mayor of Coucy-le-Château for thirty years. Lieutenant of the first surgeon for the king.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- http://www.amvcc.com/
- Tourist guide to the town
- Arms of this town
- Collection of old postcards from Coucy
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