Landouzy-la-Ville
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Aisne | |
Arrondissement | Vervins | |
Canton | Hirson | |
Community association | Trois Rivières | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 52 ' N , 4 ° 3' E | |
height | 148-234 m | |
surface | 15.76 km 2 | |
Residents | 541 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 02140 | |
INSEE code | 02405 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Landouzy-la-Ville |
Landouzy-la-Ville is a French commune with 541 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 Hirson (until 2015 Aubenton ) and the Trois Rivières municipal association .
geography
Landouzy-la-Ville is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Origny-en-Thiérache in the west, La Hérie in the northwest, Éparcy in the north, Bucilly in the northeast and east, Jeantes in the southeast and the municipalities of Plomion in the canton of Vervins in the south and Landouzy-la -Cour in the southwest.
history
Landouzy-la-Ville was founded in 1168 by a joint charter of the Foigny monastery and Raoul I de Coucy . Landouzy was the name of an area southwest of Éparcy.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 | |
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620 | 596 | 524 | 518 | 578 | 530 | 509 | 575 | |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption fortified church