Aubencheul-aux-Bois
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin | |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois | |
| Community association | Pays du Vermandois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 2 ' N , 3 ° 16' O | |
| height | 105-139 m | |
| surface | 2.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 269 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 127 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02420 | |
| INSEE code | 02030 | |
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Aubencheul-aux-Bois is a French commune with 269 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin and the canton of Bohain-en-Vermandois .
geography
The municipality is located about halfway between Saint-Quentin and Cambrai on the border with the Nord department .
history
Aubencheul-aux-Bois, in the center of the Arrouaise forest, was the seat of a small abbey founded in the 11th century. The place was sacked by Alessandro Farnese in 1584 and by the Spanish in 1636 . A fire destroyed 63 houses in 1827. In the First World War Aubencheul was almost completely destroyed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 324 | 332 | 309 | 300 | 275 | 272 | 305 | 277 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church rebuilt in neo-Romanesque style after the First World War
Web links
Commons : Aubencheul-aux-Bois - Collection of images, videos and audio files
