Lappion

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Lappion
Coat of arms of Lappion
Lappion (France)
Lappion
region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Laon
Canton Guignicourt
Community association Champagne Picarde
Coordinates 49 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 58 ′  E
height 82-134 m
surface 23.71 km 2
Residents 268 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 02150
INSEE code 02409

Town hall (Mairie) of Lappion

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Lappion is a French municipality with 268 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Laon and the canton of Guignicourt (until 2015: canton of Sissonne ).

geography

Lappion is about 25 kilometers east-northeast of Laon . Lappion is surrounded by the neighboring communities Boncourt in the north, Dizy-le-Gros in the north-east, Nizy-le-Comte in the east, La Selve in the south and south-east, Sissonne in the south and west and Sainte-Preuve in the west and north-west.

history

Since the late Middle Ages, the Notre-Dame Basilica has been the destination of pilgrimages to the Virgin Mary.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 361 337 266 226 252 292 287 299
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Germain Church
  • Entrance building of the old train station

  • Saint Germain Church

  • Entrance building of the old train station

Web links

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