Louâtre
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Aisne | |
Arrondissement | Soissons | |
Canton | Villers-Cotterêts | |
Community association | Communauté de communes Retz en Valois | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 15 ′ N , 3 ° 15 ′ E | |
height | 77-186 m | |
surface | 11.02 km 2 | |
Residents | 199 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 02600 | |
INSEE code | 02441 | |
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Louâtre is a French municipality with 199 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France (former Region: Picardie ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Soissons and is part of the canton of Villers-Cotterêts .
geography
Located around 12 km east of Villers-Cotterêts on the eastern edge of the Forêt de Retz domain forest , crossed by the D804 departmental road and touched by the La Plaine – Hirson railway to the west, it borders the Savières river in the east . The districts of Violaine, La Vallée du Gros Chène, La Falaise, La Couture and Nadon as well as Catifet in the Savières Valley belong to Corcy. Neighboring communities are Longpont (with the Longpont Monastery ) in the north, Villers-Hélon in the northeast, Billy-sur-Ourcq in the east, Chouy and Faverolles in the south and Corcy and Montgobert in the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 |
Residents | 253 | 197 | 169 | 191 | 203 | 216 | 211 | 208 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- The 12th century church of Saint-Rémy, classified as a Monument historique since 1921 ( Base Mérimée PA00115794).
- The castle, partly from the 16th century, was registered as a monument historique in 1928 (Base Mérimée PA00115793).
- The manor house, built between 1550 and 1560, registered as a Monument historique in 1928 (Base Mérimée PA00115795).