Aizelles (French pronunciation: [ezɛl]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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Commune | |
 Old fire-fighting pump | |
Location of Aizelles  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°29′26″N 3°48′44″E / 49.4906°N 3.8122°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Laon |
| Canton | Villeneuve-sur-Aisne |
| Intercommunality | Chemin des Dames |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Merlo[1] |
Area 1 | 4.88 km2 (1.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 120 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02007 /02820 |
| Elevation | 73–175 m (240–574 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editAizelles is some 20 km southeast of Laon and 30 km northwest of Reims. There are only three access roads to the commune: the D889 running north from Corbeny to the town of Aizelles, the D89 running east from the D1044 from the western side of the commune, and the D88 which enters from the northeast of the commune. All three roads intersect in the village of Aizelles.
The commune is mostly farmland; however, there is a large forest, the Bois de Berrieux, to the east of the town. This forest occupies about a quarter of the land area of the commune.
The Ruisseau de Fayau runs through the village and the commune from northwest and is joined by the Ru du Moulin river before flowing to the Miette river southeast of the commune which in turn flows to the river Aisne to the south.[3]
Neighbouring communes and towns
editAdministration
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List of Mayors of Aizelles[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2008 | Philippe Malpezzi | UMP | |
| 2008 | Present | Jean-Marie Merlo[1] | DVD |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 105 | — |
| 1975 | 92 | −1.87% |
| 1982 | 85 | −1.12% |
| 1990 | 81 | −0.60% |
| 1999 | 94 | +1.67% |
| 2007 | 105 | +1.39% |
| 2012 | 113 | +1.48% |
| 2017 | 125 | +2.04% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
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- Church of Saint Quentin
- Space Galerie D'Art-Expo hosts regular exhibitions during the summer.
Notable people linked to the commune
edit- Philippe Malpezzi
- Mhaize, sculptor and ceramist[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Mhaize, sculptor and ceramist
External links
edit- Aizelles on the old IGN website (in French)
- Chemin des Dames Community of communes website (in French)
- 4000 Clocks (in French)
- Aizelles on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Aizelle on the 1750 Cassini Map
