Aulnois-sous-Laon

Aulnois-sous-Laon is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Aulnois-sous-Laon
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Aulnois-sous-Laon
Aulnois-sous-Laon
Aulnois-sous-Laon
Coordinates: 49°36′47″N 3°36′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonLaon-1
IntercommunalityPays de Laon
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Denis Dumay
Area
1
10.01 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,422
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02037 /02000
Elevation66–115 m (217–377 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aulnoisiens or Aulnoisiennes[2]

Geography

Aulnois-sous-Laon is located some 30 km south-east of Saint-Quentin and 5 km due north of Laon. The A26 autoroute passes through the north-eastern part of the commune but has no exit in the commune. The D967 road also passes through the commune from Crecy-sur-Serre in the north continuing to Laon in the south. The village can be accessed by the D541 branching west from the D967 passing through the village and continuing west to Vivaise. The D545 road also come from the south through the village and continues north-east to Barenton-Bugny. The commune is predominantly farmland with a little forest.[3]

The Ru d'Alnois rises south of the village and flows north-east changing to the Ruisseau de Longuedeau and forming the north-eastern border of the commune before continuing north-east joining the Ru des Barentons which eventually joins the Souche river at Barenton-sur-Serre.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[3]

Heraldry
Arms of Aulnois-sous-Laon
 The official status of the blazon remains to be determined

Blazon:
Or, with escutcheon gules charged with three martlets in sable supporting a castle of four towers argent port and windows sable all supported by two Alder branches fructed in vert and posed in inverted chevron, all accompanied by three martlets sable at dexter chief, sinister chief, and base.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Aulnois-sous-Laon[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
2001PresentDenis DumayPSMayor

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20041,301—    
20061,315+1.1%
20071,308−0.5%
20081,301−0.5%
20091,294−0.5%
20101,292−0.2%
20111,336+3.4%
20121,367+2.3%
20131,398+2.3%
20141,429+2.2%
20151,440+0.8%
20161,440+0.0%

Sites and Monuments

Two sites in the commune are registered as historical monuments:

  • The remains of an old Feudal Castle (13th century)[5]
  • The Park around the Castle[6]

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Aisne (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
    5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115513 Feudal Castle (in French)
    6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA02001297 Park around the Castle (in French)
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