Neuville-sur-Margival
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Soissons | |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois | |
| Community association | Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 27 ' N , 3 ° 24' E | |
| height | 73-161 m | |
| surface | 3.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 117 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02880 | |
| INSEE code | 02551 | |
_%C3%A9glise_Saint-Laurent_(02).JPG) Saint Laurent Church |
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Neuville-sur-Margival is a municipality with 117 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 Fère-en-Tardenois and the communal association Communauté de communes du Val de l'Aisne . The municipality was awarded the Croix de guerre award from 1914 to 1918.
geography
The community, 12 km northeast of Soissons on the D425 departmental road, is touched in the east by the La Plaine – Hirson railway line , which has a stop in Margival . Neighboring communities are Vauxaillon in the north, Laffaux in the east, Margival in the south and Terny-Sorny in the west.
history
In the First World War , the place was destroyed in the fighting for the Chemin des Dames and changed fronts several times. During the Second World War , the Fuehrer's headquarters in Wolfsschlucht 2 , which was also used for military purposes after the war, was built in the forest in part on the municipal area. For this purpose, the residents were resettled in 1944.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 77 | 90 | 83 | 77 | 58 | 91 | 110 | 122 |
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Attractions
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- Saint Laurent Church.
- Memorial cross for the world wars.
