Froidestrées
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Vervins | |
| Canton | Vervins | |
| Community association | Thiérache du Center | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 57 ' N , 3 ° 54' E | |
| height | 147-221 m | |
| surface | 4.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 176 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02260 | |
| INSEE code | 02337 | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall (Mairie) of Froidestrées |
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Froidestrées is a French municipality with 176 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France (before 2016 Picardy ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Vervins , the canton of Vervins (until 2015 La Capelle ) and the municipal association Thiérache du Center .
Origin of name
The part of the name Estrées is an old French term which, derived from the Latin strata , means "flat stone-covered road". The word estrée disappeared from French at the end of the Middle Ages , but remained in a variety of place names, particularly in northern France, as an indication of the proximity of a Roman road. The place "Froid-Estrez" is written on the Cassini map from the 18th century.
geography
Froidestrées is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Capelle in the north, Gergny in the east, Étréaupont in the southeast, Sorbais in the southwest and Lerzy in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 | |
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| 211 | 199 | 174 | 188 | 199 | 216 | 205 | 188 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
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- Saint-Michel church
