Pargny-la-Dhuys
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Location within Picardy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardy |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry |
| Canton | Condé-en-Brie |
| Intercommunality | Condé en Brie |
| Mayor | Jean-Marc Remiot (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 109–221 m (358–725 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
| Land area1 | 12.66 km2 (4.89 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 164 (2008) |
| - Density | 13 /km2 (34 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02590/ 02330 |
| 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: 48°57′13″N 3°33′18″E / 48.9536°N 3.555°E
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
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Population[edit]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 206 | — |
| 1968 | 224 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 166 | −25.9% |
| 1982 | 141 | −15.1% |
| 1990 | 156 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 158 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 164 | +3.8% |
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The commune's church is St. Martin Church, which has Gothic arches and a slender belfry.
Pargny-la-Dhuys is a former forge that was built on an iron mine belonging to the County of Braine in the fifteenth century .
The last lord of the commune was the Count de la Tour du Pin.
This is the location of the catchment of the Dhuys: an aqueduct of 131 km built between 1863 and 1865 that now supplies the city of Paris and the park at Marne-la-Vallee with water.
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