Effry
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Vervins | |
| Canton | Hirson | |
| Community association | Trois Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 56 ' N , 3 ° 59' E | |
| height | 134-223 m | |
| surface | 2.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 324 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 117 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02500 | |
| INSEE code | 02275 | |
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Effry is a French municipality with 324 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Vervins , the Canton of Hirson and the Trois Rivières municipal association .
geography
The village of Effry is on the Oise . Effry is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wimy in the north, Ohis in the east and the municipalities of Étréaupont in the canton of Vervins in the south and Luzoir in the west.
history
During the First World War, there was a German military hospital in Effry, which housed between one thousand and two thousand wounded. The bodies of 681 soldiers who died in the hospital are buried in the military cemetery next to the civil cemetery.
Memorial stone of the German military hospital
Effry cemetery
Effry Cemetery, individual graves.
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Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2015 |
| Residents | 638 | 606 | 526 | 392 | 402 | 403 | 364 | 333 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
