Arrancy

Arrancy
Commune
Location of Arrancy
Map
Arrancy is located in France
Arrancy
Arrancy
Arrancy is located in Hauts-de-France
Arrancy
Arrancy
Coordinates: 49°29′34″N 3°45′19″E / 49.4928°N 3.7553°E / 49.4928; 3.7553
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementLaon
CantonLaon-2
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Laon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Georges Harant[1]
Area
1
5.57 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
47
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02024 /02860
Elevation100–209 m (328–686 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arrancy (French pronunciation: [aʁɑ̃si]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Geography

Arrancy is located some 15 km southeast of Laon and 40 km northwest of Reims. It can be accessed by the D1044 road from Festieux in the north which passes down the eastern edge of the commune and continues south to Corbeny. The village is accessed by the D88 which runs west from the D1044 to the village then continues west to Ployart-et-Vaurseine. There are also some country roads which access the commune. The commune is mixed farmland and forest with no other hamlets or villages other than Arrancy.[3]

La Bièvre stream rises northeast of the village and flows southwest to the south of the village then west into the Ailette Lake.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Arrancy[4]

From To Name Party
2001 Present Georges Harant[1] UMP then LR

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 66—    
1975 56−2.32%
1982 53−0.78%
1990 42−2.87%
1999 50+1.96%
2007 47−0.77%
2012 54+2.82%
2017 53−0.37%
Source: INSEE[5]
The Town Hall
Arrancy War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has two buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Chateau of Arrancy (17th century) is registered as an historical monument.[6]
  • The old Chateau of Arranceau (15th century) is registered as an historical monument.[7]

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint-Rémi

The Church of Saint-Rémi contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Statue (16th century)[8]
  • A Statue: Saint Barbe (16th century)[9]
  • A Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children (1703)[10]
  • A Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife (1628)[11]
  • A Tombstone of Philippe Duglas (1614)[12]
  • A Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife (1561)[13]

Notable people linked to the commune

  • Thomas-Antoine-Jean Maussion, French politician, Mayor of Arrancy, died there in 1839.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel René de La Tour du Pin, Marquis of La Charce, was born on 1 April 1834 in Arrancy.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA02000077 Chateau of Arrancy (in French)
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00115507 Chateau of Arranceau (in French)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001416 Statue (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02001415 Statue: Saint Barbe (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000041 Tombstone of Charles Duglas, his wife, and their children (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000040 Tombstone of Louis de Proisy and Louise de Gris, his wife (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000039 Tombstone of Philippe Duglas (in French)
  13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM02000038 Tombstone of Jacques de Proisy, Baron of La Bove, and Claudine d'Espena, his wife (in French)
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