Corbeny
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Guignicourt | |
| Community association | Chemin des Dames | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ′ N , 3 ° 49 ′ E | |
| height | 64-134 m | |
| surface | 15.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 801 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02820 | |
| INSEE code | 02215 | |
Corbeny (formerly CORBENY , in the Middle Ages Corbunei ) is a French municipality with 801 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Laon and the Canton of Guignicourt .
geography
The municipality of Corbeny is located in the Chemin des Dames , about 20 kilometers southwest of Laon and 25 kilometers northwest of Reims .
history
The origin of the place is in Roman, if not Gallic times. This is indicated by coins ( Triens ) that were found here, as well as the ending “-acum” in the Latin names “Carbnacum” and “Corbnacum”. The place was already at the crossroads of the Gallic road from Fismes to Dizy-le-Gros and the Roman road from Reims to Arras .
At the time of the Carolingians , there was a royal palace (Cobanacum palatium) in Corbeny , which was visited by Pippin the Younger , Charlemagne and Charlemagne . The latter housed the relics of St. Markulf , which were brought with them by monks from Coutances fleeing from the Normans . The church, built in honor of the saint, was traditionally visited by the French kings on the day after their coronation in Reims. Charles the Simple gave Corbeny at his wedding in April 907 to his wife Frederuna , who bequeathed it to the monks of the local priory , which was under the Abbey of Saint-Remi in Reims. Corbeny was part of the Via Francigena pilgrimage to Rome.
Corbeny experienced a second heyday during the occupation of northern France by the English in the 14th century. At that time there were between 600 and 700 fires in the village, which corresponded to about 2000 to 2500 inhabitants. In the middle of the 15th century, Corbeny was taken over by King Ludwig XI. exempt from the obligation to pay.
During the Battle of the Aisne (1917) Corbeny - and with it the priory and the 11th century church - was completely destroyed.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 540 | 517 | 495 | 578 | 591 | 300 | 701 | 767 |
Transport links
Corbeny is located on the former Route nationale 44 between Laon and Reims , which runs parallel to the A26 toll road . Because of this situation, Corbeny is a busy transit station.
Web links
- Community presentation (French)