Dury (Aisne)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin | |
| Canton | Ribemont | |
| Community association | Saint-Quentinois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 45 ' N , 3 ° 8' E | |
| height | 62-87 m | |
| surface | 7.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 222 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02480 | |
| INSEE code | 02273 | |
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Dury is a French municipality with 222 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Aisne department in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016 Picardy ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin , to the canton of Ribemont (until 2015 Saint-Simon ) and to the municipality of Saint-Quentinois .
geography
Dury is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Aubigny-aux-Kaisnes in the north-west, Bray-Saint-Christophe in the north, Tugny-et-Pont in the north-east, Saint-Simon in the east, Ollezy in the south-east, Sommette-Eaucourt in the south-west and Pithon in the west.
history
On March 23, 1918, the British Commander- in -Chief on the Western Front , Field Marshal Douglas Haig , General Hubert Gough and the French General Philippe Pétain met in Dury.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2015 |
| Residents | 232 | 219 | 192 | 203 | 181 | 177 | 180 | 214 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Médard church
