Armentières-sur-Ourcq
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Château-Thierry | |
| Canton | Villers-Cotterêts | |
| Community association | Communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 11 ' N , 3 ° 23' E | |
| height | 87-151 m | |
| surface | 6.81 km 2 | |
| Residents | 103 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02210 | |
| INSEE code | 02023 | |
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Armentières-sur-Ourcq is a French municipality with 103 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France (former Region: Picardie ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Château-Thierry and is part of the canton of Villers-Cotterêts . The inhabitants are known as Armentiérois (es) .
geography
Located around 19 kilometers (on the road) off the D1 departmental road north of Château-Thierry and eleven kilometers west of Fère-en-Tardenois , with the exception of the groups of houses by Moulin Noël and Confavreux, the municipality is south of the Ourcq , in which the Ruisseau stream is here Garnier opens; The La Haye group of houses also belongs to the community. The railway line from La Ferté-Milon to Bazoches-sur-Vesles runs through the municipality, where it meets the line from Soissons to Reims . The western border of the municipality to the neighboring municipalities of La Croix-sur-Ourcq and Breny forms a route of the old Chaussée Brunehaut with the bridges Ponts Bernard from the turn of the 17th to the 18th century.
history
A settlement from the La Tène period was found in the local area , as well as a cemetery from the Merovingian period. The Chaussée Brunehaut goes back to Roman times.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 |
| Residents | 108 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 85 | 105 | 100 | 106 |
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Attractions
- The castle dates back to the 13th century; it has been classified as a Monument historique since 1921 ( Base Mérimée PA00115506) and has been partially ruinous since the First World War .
- The Saint-Martin church suffered severe damage in the First World War and was subsequently renewed and classified as a Monument historique in 1921 ( Base Mérimée PA00115562).
- The Ponts Bernard bridges , registered as Monument historique in 2001 ( Base Mérimée PA02000028, PA02000029).
