Pont-Arcy
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Aisne | |
| Arrondissement | Soissons | |
| Canton | Fère-en-Tardenois | |
| Community association | Val de l'Aisne | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 38' E | |
| height | 42-150 m | |
| surface | 3.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 127 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 02160 | |
| INSEE code | 02612 | |
Pont-Arcy is a French municipality with 127 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Soissons and the canton of Fère-en-Tardenois .
geography
Pont-Aisne lies between the Aisne and the Aisne Lateral Canal , 20 kilometers south of Laon and 30 kilometers northwest of Reims .
history
In the 12th century Pont-Arcy was owned by the Counts of Braine from the Capetian family , later by the Lords of Châtillon and then again by the Counts of Braine until the Revolution . The castle was conquered by the Huguenots in 1568 , retaken in 1590, and finally destroyed by the League the following year.
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 118 | 123 | 100 | 113 | 110 | 109 | 130 | 128 |
Attractions
- Church of St. John the Baptist ( Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste )
- former castle; of which only a few stones overgrown by bushes can be found
- eponymous bridge over the Aisne
Web links
Commons : Pont-Arcy - collection of images, videos and audio files
