Gouy (Aisne)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Quentin | |
| Canton | Bohain-en-Vermandois | |
| Community association | Pays du Vermandois | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 87-150 m | |
| surface | 17.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 560 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02420 | |
| INSEE code | 02352 | |
 The source of the Scheldt |
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Gouy , even Gouy-en- Arrouaise called, is a French municipality with 560 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin , the canton Bohain-en-Vermandois and the municipal association Pays du Vermandois .
geography
The Scheldt rises in Gouy . The municipality is located in the Vermandois on the northern edge of Picardy, 99 kilometers northwest of Reims , 71 kilometers southeast of Lille and 17 kilometers northwest of Saint-Quentin , between the neighboring communities Le Catelet in the north and Bony in the south.
history
Gouy was first mentioned in 923 as Gauciacus . At that time it belonged to the Seigneurs of Cambrai , from 976 it belonged to the Counts of Vermandois , who had a castle built. This castle was later destroyed by the Bishops of Cambrai . The Mont-Saint-Martin monastery, founded in Bony in 1117 , was relocated to Gouy at the source of the Scheldt in 1134 . In 1556, Gouy was set on fire by Spanish troops in the course of the Habsburg-French conflict in the Renaissance Wars (1521–1559). In 1585 it was sacked again , this time by the Holy League during the Huguenot Wars (1562–1598). In 1636 there were again Spanish troops, this time in the Thirty Years War (1618–1648).
In 1793 Gouy received in the course of the French Revolution (1789-1799) the status of a municipality and in 1801 the right to local self-government .
In the First (1914-1918) and Second World War (1939-1945) the village was badly damaged. The Saint- Médard church had to be rebuilt after its destruction in the First World War. The Mont-Saint-Martin monastery was damaged in World War II.
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1861 | 1886 | 1911 | 1946 | 1982 | 2006 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 680 | 984 | 1,469 | 1,375 | 1,271 | 658 | 659 | 621 | 562 |
The population increased sharply from the French Revolution to 1861. It had more than doubled. Since then the number of inhabitants has sunk slowly at first, then in the 20th and 21st centuries even below the value of 1793. In 2007 the municipality had only 615 inhabitants.
Attractions
The current buildings of the Mont-Saint-Martin monastery, which was transferred to Gouy around 1134, date from the years 1760 and 1775. The east and south wings were destroyed in 1830. In 1986 parts of the monastery, including the pigeon house , were entered in the additional directory of the Monuments historiques (historical monuments). In 1992 other parts, including the ruins of the west wing of the monastery building and the park , were classified as Monument historique (classé MH) . The monastery and park are owned by an association .
economy
The main occupation of the Goïciens (inhabitants) is agriculture . There is an agricultural cooperative on site.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gouy on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved February 27, 2010
- ↑ a b Gouy on cassini.ehess.fr (French) Retrieved February 27, 2010
- ^ Gouy in the Base Mérimée des Ministère de la culture (French). Accessed February 27, 2010