Esquéhéries
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Aisne | |
Arrondissement | Vervins | |
Canton | Guise | |
Community association | Thiérache du Center | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 59 ′ N , 3 ° 45 ′ E | |
height | 144-199 m | |
surface | 16.21 km 2 | |
Residents | 858 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 02170 | |
INSEE code | 02286 |
Esquéhéries is a French municipality with 858 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Vervins arrondissement , the Thiérache du Center municipal association and the Guise canton (until 2015: Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache canton ).
geography
Esquéhéries is located in the north of France in the Thiérache am Noimieu . Esquéhéries is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Boué in the north and northwest, Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache in the north and east, Leschelle in the south and southeast, Dorengt in the southwest and La Neuville-lès-Dorengt in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,183 | 1,164 | 1,061 | 1.010 | 1.005 | 1,219 | 862 | 843 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church from the 16th century, monument historique since 1934
- Protestant Church
Personalities
- Jean-Baptiste André Godin (1817–1888), entrepreneur and socialist
Web links
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