Liesse-Notre-Dame
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Laon | |
| Canton | Guignicourt | |
| Community association | Champagne Picarde | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 37 ' N , 3 ° 48' E | |
| height | 68-87 m | |
| surface | 9.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,298 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 130 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02350 | |
| INSEE code | 02430 | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Liesse-Notre-Dame |
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Liesse-Notre-Dame is a French commune with 1,726 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
Liesse-Notre-Dame is located about 13 kilometers east-northeast of Laon on the canalised Souche . Liesse-Notre-Dame is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pierrepont in the north and north-west, Mâchecourt in the north-east, Chivres-en-Laonnois in the east and north-east, Marchais in the south, Gizy in the west and Missy-lès-Pierrepont in the 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 | 1,316 | 1,396 | 1,326 | 1,464 | 1,395 | 1,327 | 1,202 | 1,307 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame Basilica, built in 1134 in Gothic style, Monument historique
- Rectory, Monument historique
Notre-Dame basilica
Rectory
Seminary
Personalities
- Émile Duployé (1833–1912), clergyman and educator
