Asfeld
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Rethel | |
| Canton | Château-Porcien | |
| Community association | Pays Rethélois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ' N , 4 ° 7' E | |
| height | 60-118 m | |
| surface | 22.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,116 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 50 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 08190 | |
| INSEE code | 08024 | |
Asfeld is a French commune with 1,116 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rethel and the canton of Château-Porcien .
geography
The city lies on the banks of the Aisne river and the parallel Canal des Ardennes , which is a navigable connection between the greater Paris area and Belgium through the Ardennes area.
history
- In the Middle Ages the place was called Ecry , named after the lords of Ecry, who have the area as a fief.
- In 1199 the Fourth Crusade was initiated in Ecry at a tournament and after a sermon by Fulk von Neuilly .
- During the Hundred Years War , the English occupied Ecry.
- After major destruction in the Thirty Years War , Jean-Jacques de Mesmes , Count d'Avaux, acquired Ecry in 1671. He gave the place the new name Avaux-la-Ville .
- Count d'Avaux had a church built in the baroque style from 1680 to 1685 .
- After the death of the last Count d'Avaux, his two daughters sold the entire property. In 1728 the rest of the Avaux county became the property of Baron Claude-François Bidal .
- He now gave the place the name Asfeld , derived from his inherited title of Baron von Harsefeld ( Germany / Lower Saxony ). Harsefeld is called Hasfeld in the colloquial Low German language . Since the French cannot pronounce the H well, Hasfeld became Asfeld.
- Claude François Bidal, 1st marquis d'Asfeld , became Marshal of France in 1734 .
- After the Marshal's death in 1743, his son Claude-Etienne followed him and became 2nd Marquis of Asfeld.
- As a result of the French Revolution , the Asfeld family was expelled, the castle was torn down and the goods were sold.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 843 | 803 | 926 | 1015 | 1061 | 976 | 972 | 1113 |
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Buildings
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- St Didier Church , 17th century
- a castle-like pigeon house
Military cemetery
In 1917, still during the First World War , a cemetery for the fallen German soldiers was established in the community .
Community partnerships
- since 1966 Harsefeld , Germany, with active and varied exchanges
Web links
Commons : Asfeld - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ View of the Taubenburg (pigeonnier) on panoramio.org
- ^ Volksbund German War Cemeteries
- ↑ Short chronicle of the town twinning Asfeld – Harsefeld ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
